mass noun
1
- the action of providing or supplying something for use供应, 提供：
new contracts for the provision of services.
提供服务的新合同。
1.1
provision for/against
financial or other arrangements for future eventualities or requirements（金钱或其他方面的）预备, 准备; 预先采取的措施：farmers have been slow to make provision for their retirement.
农民对退休生活准备一向较迟缓。
1.2
- count noun an amount set aside out of profits in the accounts of an organization for a known liability, especially a bad debt or the diminution in value of an asset（机构账户上为已知负债, 尤指坏账或资产价值缩减, 从利润中留出的）准备金。
2
- an amount or thing supplied or provided供应量, 供给物：
changing levels of transport provision.
不断变化的交通供给水平。
2.1
provisions
supplies of food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey（尤指为旅行准备的）必需品（如食品、饮料、设备）。
3
- count noun a condition or requirement in a legal document条文, 条款; 规定：
the first private prosecution under the provisions of the 1989 Water Act.
依据1989年水利法条款的首例私人诉讼案。
4
- Christian Church, historical an appointment to a benefice, especially directly by the Pope rather than by the patron, and originally before it became vacant【基督教】〈史〉神职委任（尤指教皇对尚未缺额神职的预先委任）。
1
- with obj. supply with food, drink, or equipment, especially for a journey（尤指为旅行）提供（食品、饮料、设备）。
2
- no obj. set aside an amount in an organization's accounts for a known liability（为已知债务）留出准备金：
financial institutions have to provision against loan losses.
金融机构必须为贷款损失提供准备金。
派生词
provisioner
noun词源
late Middle English （also in the sense 'foresight'）： via Old French from Latin provisio（n-），from providere 'foresee，attend to' （see PROVIDE）. The verb dates from the early 19th cent.