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Some people believe there is a kind of care or plan behind what happens in our lives — not only luck, and not only our own choices. They call that care Providence: the idea that something larger than us watches, steers events, and sometimes protects us, even when we cannot see why.
Some people有些人 believe相信 there is a kind of care or plan behind what happens in our lives我們的人生背後有種照顧或安排——not only luck不只是運氣，and not only our own choices也不只是我們自己的選擇。 They call that care把這種照顧稱為 Providence Providence： the idea that something larger than us watches有個比我們更大的存在在看著、 steers events引導事情發展、 and sometimes protects us有時候還保護我們， even when we cannot see why即使我們看不出為什麼。
You hear it in churches, in older writing, and when someone looks back on a close escape and will not call it chance. It feels formal and a little old-fashioned in everyday talk; many people now just say luck, fate, or God.
You hear it你會聽到這個字 in churches在教會裡、 in older writing在比較老派的文章裡、 and when someone looks back on a close escape and will not call it chance還有當有人回想一次驚險逃過一劫、不願意說那只是運氣的時候。 It feels formal and a little old-fashioned in everyday talk在日常對話裡這個字聽起來正式又有點老派；many people now just say luck, fate, or God現在很多人乾脆就說luck、fate或God。
Though actually, when English speakers write Providence with a capital P, they often mean God himself, acting as that care, not a second force beside God.
Though actually不過其實， when English speakers write Providence with a capital P當英文使用者把Providence的P大寫來寫時， they often mean God himself他們常常指的就是神本身， acting as that care以那種照顧的角色出現， not a second force beside God而不是神旁邊另一股力量。
(There is also a city called Providence. That is only the same spelling.)
(There is also另外還有 a city called Providence一座叫做Providence的城市。 That is only the same spelling那只是拼法剛好一樣。)
組成From Latin prōvidentia, “foresight, providence,” from prōvidēre, “to see ahead / to provide.” In English it also looks like provide + -ence. It took the place of an old English word that meant looking ahead.
同家族的字
- providesame Latin verb prōvidēre, “to see ahead and make ready”
- providentthe adjective from the same root: careful because you look ahead
- providentialan event that feels arranged by that care
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Providencename/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/
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Divine care or direction, the will of God or the gods; the grace of God; fate or fortune.
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- Catera Northup, 20, an exotic dancer from Providence, R.I., and Treneishyia Phillips, 27, from Waynesboro, Georgia, recovered from B.B.L.s at at^([sic]) Enchantress.
- In Olneyville, behind the historic Atlantic Mills, the Woonasquatucket River Greenway Bike Path connects Providence to Johnston. It features soccer fields, gardens and a pump track along the way.
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providencenoun/ˈpɹɒvɪdəns/
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archaicPreparation for the future; good governance; foresight.
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The careful governance and guidance of God (or another deity, nature, etc.).
- WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the law relating to the government of Her Majesty’s Navy, whereon, under the good Providence of God, the wealth, safety and strength of the Kingdom so much depend:
- Constraining the area of a UAS’ operation does not provide protection to the public when there is no guarantee that a UA will remain within these confines. In this case the UA entered controlled airspace used by commercial aircraft and it could have crashed in a nearby densely populated area or at a large public event, both with a high potential for fatalities. As there was no control or influence over where it crashed, it was only down to providence that it crashed in a field 40 m away from occupied houses.
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A manifestation of divine care or direction; an instance of divine intervention.
- The idea was that a complete list of fully documented providences should be compiled as a cooperative venture which would cross denominational barriers.
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Specifically, the prudent care and management of resources; thriftiness, frugality.
- His providence in saving for his old age is exemplary.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。