[每日] victuals (n) 食物
Word of the Day (Sunday February 1, 2009)
victuals \VIT-uhlz\, noun:
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food or provisions, esp. for humans
Before the hurricane hit, we went to the store for victuals.
c 1303, vitaylle (singular), from Anglo-French and Old French
vitaille, from Late Latin victualia "provisions," noun use of
plural of victualis "of nourishment," from victus "livelihood,
food, sustenance," from base of vivere "to live." Spelling
altered by 1523 to conform with Latin, but pronunciation remains
"vittles."
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