victuals

['vitlz]

victuals: victuals: [14] Victuals are etymologically something you eat to stay ‘alive’. The word came from late Latin vīctūālia ‘provisions’, a noun use of the plural of vīctūālis ‘of nourishment’. This in turn was derived from vīctus ‘livelihood’, which was formed from the same base as vivere ‘live’ (source of English convivial, revive, survive, viper, vivacious, vivid, etc, as well as of a range of words descended from its derivative vīta ‘life’, such as vital and vitamin).

The pronunciation of the word, /vitəlz/, reflects the form in which it was originally acquired, via Old French vitaille, but its spelling represents a return to its Latin original.
=> convivial, revive, survive, viper, vivacious, vivid
victuals (n.): c. 1300, vitaylle (singular), from Anglo-French and Old French vitaille "food, nourishment, provisions," from Late Latin victualia "provisions," noun use of plural of victualis "of nourishment," from victus "livelihood, food, sustenance, that which sustains life," from past participle stem of vivere "to live" (see vital). Spelling altered early 16c. to conform with Latin, but pronunciation remains "vittles."

So the captain of the guard gave him victuals and a reward, and let him go.: 于是护卫长送他粮食和礼物, 释放他去了.

Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor lend him thy victuals for increase.: 你借钱给他,不可向他取利,借粮给他, 也不可向他多要.

My blood began to circulate immediately, and I was quite another body; I ate victuals again.: 我的血立刻开始奔驰, 我完全是另一个人了, 我又吃得下东西了.