victual
英 ['vɪt(ə)l]
美['vɪtəl]
- n. 食物
- vi. 吃；装贮食物
- vt. 给…供应食物
词态变化
复数: victuals;第三人称单数: victuals;过去式: victualed; victualled;过去分词: victualed; victualled;现在分词: victualing; victualling;
中文词源
victual 食物，饮料
来自拉丁语vivere,生命，存活，-ct,过去分词后缀，词源同vivid,vital。引申词义维持生命所需之物，食物，饮料。
英英释意
- 1. any substance that can be used as food
英文词源
- victual (n.)
- c. 1300; see victuals.
- victual (v.)
- mid-14c., "to stock or supply (a ship, garrison, etc.) with provisions to last for some time," from Anglo-French or Old French vitaillier (12c.), from vitaille (see victuals). Related: Victualed; victualing; Victualer; victualler.
实用场景例句
- The ship will victual before sailing.
- 船于航行前先装贮食物.
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