proviso

英 [prəˈvaɪzəʊ]

美 [prəˈvaɪzoʊ]

n.  限制条款; 附文; 但书

复数：provisos　

经济

BNC.11590 / COCA.22836

牛津词典

noun

• 限制条款；附文；但书
  a condition that must be accepted before an agreement can be made
  1. Their participation is subject to a number of important provisos.
     他们的参与受一些重要条款的限制。
  2. He agreed to their visit with the proviso that they should stay no longer than one week.
     他同意他们来做客，但条件是逗留不得超过一周。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 限制性条件；附文；（附带）条件；但书
  Aprovisois a condition in an agreement. You agree to do something if this condition is fulfilled.
  1. I told Norman I would invest in his venture as long as he agreed to one proviso...
     我告诉诺曼只要他答应一个附带条件，我就会为他的项目投资。
  2. Okay, with the proviso that Jane agrees, I accept.
     好，如果简答应，我就接受。

英英释义

noun

• a stipulated condition
  1. he accepted subject to one provision
  Synonym:provision

双语例句

• The South Sea company won a monopoly on trade with South America in 1711 on the proviso that it assume the national debt caused by the war of Spanish Succession.
  南海公司1711年赢得对南美贸易的垄断，附带条件是承担了西班牙王位继承战造成的国家债务。
• This, of course, is a weighty proviso, one many theorists would not concede without a fight.
  这当然是有条件的，没有理论家会没有战斗就后退。
• Indeed, I grant this right to translate my letters into Chinese to anyone who wishes to do so, with the sole proviso that the translation be complete and accurate.
  实际上，我给任何想译我的公开信为中文的人此项授权，条件是保证翻译全面准确。
• Various carvings and alphabetic inscriptions decorate the flatter side of the building, which the designers explain is a careful display of the library's basic proviso: language.
  较平的一面装饰有各种雕刻和字母碑文，设计师解释说是对图书馆的基础也就是语言的展示。
• There are many scholars support the proviso, which can reduce crime.
  但也有不少学者支持但书规定，认为但书的存在具有缩小犯罪圈的功能。
• The proviso of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to the preceding paragraph.
  前条但书规定，于前项准用之。
• What Germany wants, Germany gets, with one proviso: a new treaty must be ratified by all27 members of the club.
  然而这一切都有一个前提：必须经过所有27个成员国的同意新条约方能生效。
• On balance, the red-corner optimists have the better argument, albeit with a proviso.
  总的来说，“红色”阵营的观点更有道理，是要加上一些条件。
• Q: what's proviso for student according to the agreement?
  问：如有协议，有什么对学生的限制条款？
• Okay, with the proviso that Jane agrees, I accept.
  好，如果简答应，我就接受。