Word · Frequency #20394
Fully loadedProvidence
天意；神佑
The protective guidance and care of God or a higher power.
- 1.
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.).
上帝(或其他神祇、自然等)的悉心治理与指引。
- 2.
the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
罗德岛的首府和最大城市,位于罗德岛东北部的纳拉甘西特湾,布朗大学所在地
- 3.
A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.
神圣关怀或指引的显现；神圣干预的事例。
- 4.
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
神灵施加的保护和控制
- 5.
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
特指对资源的谨慎照料和管理；节俭,勤俭。
- 6.
a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
上帝对其生物的预见性关怀的表现
天意的体现；神佑之事；普罗维登斯；节俭；精打细算；上帝(或其他神祇、自然等)的悉心治理与指引。；罗德岛的首府和最大城市,位于罗德岛东北部的纳拉甘西特湾,布朗大学所在地
In use
After the storm passed without damaging their house, they thanked providence for keeping them safe.
Many people believe that everything happens according to providence, and that there is a purpose behind all events.
She felt a sense of peace, trusting that providence would guide her through the difficult times.
divine providence
by providence (that...)
by providence 表示“由于天意”，常用于宗教或宿命语境。
By providence, we survived the storm.
靠天意，我们在这场风暴中幸存了下来。
show providence in sth
show providence in 表示“在某事上表现出深谋远虑”。
He showed providence in saving money for emergencies.
Connections
Collocations
- divine providence
- 神的眷顾；天意
- The rescue team's arrival seemed like divine providence.救援队的到来似乎是天意。
- act of providence
- 天意之事；神的安排
- Their survival in the crash was an act of providence.他们在坠机中幸存下来，是神的安排。
- trust in providence
- 相信天意；听天由命
- He rarely worried about the future because of his deep trust in providence.他很少为未来担忧，因为他深信天意。
- Providence permitting
- 如果天意允许；若蒙上天眷顾
- Providence permitting, we shall meet again next year.如果上天允许，我们明年一定再相见。
- Providence smiled on
- 上天眷顾；吉人天相
- Providence smiled on us that day, and we reached the summit safely.那天我们得到上天眷顾，平安登上了顶峰。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 pro- 想成“提前”，vid 想成“看见”：上天提前看见并照料安排，即天意、神佑；美国普罗维登斯市名也带此意。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教或神学讨论、正式演讲与书面表达、文学作品或历史叙述 providence 作“天意、神佑”解时多用于正式、宗教或文学语境，日常口语中较少见；语气偏正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常见的与 providence /ˈprɑvədəns/ 同韵的词。下列词都以 -idence 结尾，拼写相近，但发音不同：evidence /ˈɛvɪdəns/、residence /ˈrɛzɪdəns/、confidence /ˈkɑːnfɪdəns/、coincidence /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/、incidence /ˈɪnsɪdəns/。注意不要从拼写推断读音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.