英语词汇“victual”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

vict•ual n., v., -ualed, -ual•ing or (esp. Brit.) -ualled, -ual•ling.
n.

victuals, food supplies;
provisions.
food or provisions for human beings.

v.t.

to supply with victuals.

v.i.

to take or obtain victuals.
[Archaic.]to eat or feed.

Also, vittle.

Latin
Late Latin victuālia provisions, noun, nominal use of neuter plural of Latin victuālis pertaining to food, equivalent. to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, variant stem of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action) + -ālis -al¹; modern spelling, spelled
Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille
Middle English vitaille 1275–1325

vict′ual•less, adj.

victual /ˈvɪt^əl/ vb ( -uals, -ualling, -ualled) ( US -uals, -ualing, -ualed)

to supply with or obtain victuals

See also victualsEtymology: 14th Century: from Old French vitaille, from Late Latin victuālia provisions, from Latin victuālis concerning food, from victus sustenance, from vīvere to live

ˈvictual-less adj

单词	victual
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 vict•ual (vit′l),USA pronunciation n., v., -ualed, -ual•ing or (esp. Brit.) -ualled, -ual•ling. n. victuals, food supplies; provisions. food or provisions for human beings. v.t. to supply with victuals. v.i. to take or obtain victuals. [Archaic.]to eat or feed. `Also, vittle.` Latin Late Latin victuālia provisions, noun, nominal use of neuter plural of Latin victuālis pertaining to food, equivalent. to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, variant stem of vīvere to live + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action) + -ālis -al¹; modern spelling, spelled Anglo-French, Middle French vitail(l)e, Old French vituaille Middle English vitaille 1275–1325 vict′ual•less, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: victual /ˈvɪt^əl/ vb ( -uals, -ualling, -ualled) ( US -uals, -ualing, -ualed) to supply with or obtain victuals See also victualsEtymology: 14th Century: from Old French vitaille, from Late Latin victuālia provisions, from Latin victuālis concerning food, from victus sustenance, from vīvere to live ˈvictual-less adj
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