prevenance

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A going before; anticipation in sequence or order. uncountable
    — The law of prevenance is simply the well-known law of phenomenal sequence.
  2. Solicitousness; thoughtfulness; complaisance. uncountable
    — So reasoned Arlington, during the time of dinner; and though he would have willingly risked wounding Lady Walmer's feelings, in preference to offending Emily, he had not courage to pay the latter any of the countless and nameless acts of prevenance, which she had been for weeks accustomed to receive from him.
  3. An act of kindness; a courteous or thoughtful gesture. countable
    — Married meetings are now of a far different complexion; and although there is certainly will enough on both sides, yet the preventions, or preventatives, or even the prevenances, are not to be found upon the poet's plan.

词形变化

prevenances plural

词源

French prévenance.
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