provender

n. 粮草, 秣, 食物

发音

UK /ˈpɹɒvɪndə/
其它
UK /ˈpɹɒvəndə/
US /ˈpɹɑvəndɚ/

词形变化

provenders 复数 provenders provendered provendering provenders 三单 provendering 现在分词 provendered 过去式 provendered 过去分词

别名

provent

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Food, especially for livestock.

    过时 不可数
v.
  1. 1.

    To feed.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

feed provisions commissariat viands victuals

上位词 2

food nutrient

下位词 10

mash mast slop fodder swill larder birdseed birdfeed bloodmeal cattle cake

词源

From Middle English provendre, from Old French provendre, variant of provende (“allowance, provision”), from Late Latin praebenda (“a payment, in Medieval Latin also an allowance of food and drink, pittance, also a prebend”). Doublet of prebend.

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