| 单词 | purvey |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [pə:'vei] |
| 解释 | v.(大量)供给，供应 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v. (大量)供给，供应(to supply as provisions) 【考】 vendor : purvey / censor : expurgate(卖主供应/检察员可 以清查) 【记】 可能是provide的变体 【同】 派生词: purveyance (n.粮食的供给); purveyor (n.供应货物或提供服 务的人或公司) 【例】 purvey information to people |
| 字源 | purvey (v.) late 13c., from Anglo-French porveire, purveire and directly from Old French porveoir "to provide, prepare, arrange" (Modern French pourvoir), from Latin providere "make ready" (see provide, which now usually replaces it). Related: Purveyed; purveying. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. (大量)供给(食物) 【记】源于: provide(v 供应)＋convey(v 搬运) 【类】vendor: purvey = censor: expurgate卖主供应 = 检察员清查 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】源自provide；survey调查，调查供给,派人来survey purvey, 因为学校里伙食太差 |
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