单词 | victual |
释义 | victual —victualless, adj. /vit"l/, n. , v. , victualed, victualing or (esp. Brit.) victualled, victualling. n. 1. victuals, food supplies; provisions. 2. food or provisions for human beings. v.t. 3. to supply with victuals. v.i. 4. to take or obtain victuals. 5. Archaic. to eat or feed. Also, vittle. [1275-1325; ME vitaille < AF, MF vitail(l)e, OF vituaille < LL victualia provisions, n. use of neut. pl. of L victualis pertaining to food, equiv. to victu(s) nourishment, way of living (vic-, var. s. of vivere to live + -tus suffix of v. action) + -alis -AL1; mod. sp. < L] |
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