形容詞 provident:

1. providing carefully for the future
2. careful in regard to your own interests

1. Some of the farmers had been provident in the good years but others were ruined by the bad harvests.
   有些農(nóng)民在豐年節(jié)衣縮食有備無患，但也有些農(nóng)民由於歉收而陷入絕境。

prov.i.dent

adj.（形容詞）
Providing for future needs or events.
顧及將來的：為將來需要或事件作準(zhǔn)備的
Frugal; economical.
節(jié)約的；節(jié)儉的

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin prôvidôns prôvident- [present participle of] prôvidôre [to provide for] * see provide
源自 拉丁語 prôvidôns prôvident- [] prôvidôre的現(xiàn)在分詞 [作準(zhǔn)備] *參見 provide

【引伸】
prov.idently
adv.（副詞）