Something provisional is not final. It is good enough for now, but people expect it to change. A provisional government, a provisional timetable, a provisional licence — all of these are temporary, “until we know more” or “until the real one is ready.” It is a formal, official-sounding word.

Something provisional is not final一個provisional的東西不是最終的。It is good enough for now它現在暫時夠用, but people expect it to change但大家預期它會改變。A provisional government, a provisional timetable, a provisional licence像provisional government（臨時政府）、provisional timetable（暫定時刻表）、provisional licence（臨時執照） — all of these are temporary這些都是暫時性的, 'until we know more' or 'until the real one is ready.'意思是「等我們知道更多」或「等正式的準備好」。It is a formal, official-sounding word這是個正式、聽起來公文腔的字。

In everyday speech, people often just say temporary. Though actually, it does not mean “probably wrong.” It means “we have not locked it in yet.” As a noun, a provisional can mean a temporary version of something (for example an extra stamp issued for a short time).

In everyday speech, people often just say temporary在日常說話裡，人們常常就直接說temporary。Though actually, it does not mean 'probably wrong.'不過其實，它不是「大概是錯的」的意思 It means 'we have not locked it in yet.'它的意思是「我們還沒有把它定下來」。As a noun, a provisional can mean a temporary version of something當名詞用的時候，a provisional可以指某個東西的暫時版本 (for example an extra stamp issued for a short time)（比如短時間內發行的一種額外郵票）。

In older British and Irish news, the Provisionals was also a name for one political group; that is a special, capital-letter use, not the learner’s everyday adjective. The sense you need first is the simple one: agreed for now, open to change.

In older British and Irish news, the Provisionals was also a name for one political group在比較舊的英國和愛爾蘭新聞裡，the Provisionals也曾是一個政治團體的名稱; that is a special, capital-letter use, not the learner's everyday adjective那是一種特殊的、大寫字母的用法，不是學習者日常會用的形容詞。The sense you need first is the simple one你最先該學會的是簡單的那個意思: agreed for now, open to change也就是暫時先這樣定，但仍可能改變。