providential

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /pɹɒvɪˈdɛnʃl̩/   

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Pertaining to divine providence.
    — The same belief underlay the providential view of history, in which the rise and fall of nations appeared as the expression of God's unsearchable purposes.
  2. Fortunate, as if occurring through the intervention of Providence.
    — “Why, Jane,” he cried, “what do you mean? What has our providential rescue to do with altering your feelings toward me? You are but unstrung—tomorrow you will be yourself again.”

词形变化

more providential comparative most providential superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
nonprovidential providentialism providentialist providentially unprovidential
相关词
providence

词源

Etymology tree
Latin prōvidēns
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -ia
Latin prōvidentia
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.?
Proto-Italic *-ālis
Latin -ālisbor.
Old French -albor.
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Latin -ālis
Old French -elbor.
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Latin -ālisbor.
Middle English -al
English -al
English providential
From Latin prōvidentia (“providence”) + English -al.
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