Word · Frequency #20394
Fully loadedProvidence
天意；神佑
核心释义
The protective guidance and care of God or a higher power.
- 1.
上帝(或其他神祇、自然等)的悉心治理与指引。
The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.).
- 2.
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
the capital and largest city of Rhode Island; located in northeastern Rhode Island on Narragansett Bay; site of Brown University
- 3.
神圣关怀或指引的显现；神圣干预的事例。
A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.
- 4.
神灵施加的保护和控制
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
- 5.
特指对资源的谨慎照料和管理；节俭,勤俭。
Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
- 6.
上帝对其生物的预见性关怀的表现
a manifestation of God's foresightful care for his creatures
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
用法In use
After the storm passed without damaging their house, they thanked providence for keeping them safe.
用法提示：providence 作为名词，表示天意或上天的保佑
Many people believe that everything happens according to providence, and that there is a purpose behind all events.
用法提示：providence 作为名词，指天命或神的安排
She felt a sense of peace, trusting that providence would guide her through the difficult times.
用法提示：providence 作为名词，表示神的眷顾或天意
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
一起学习词形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.