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

• 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。
• And in English legal texts there are also some fixed words or phrases used to lead proviso clauses.
  在英文法律文本中，也有一些固定的词或短语引导但书条款。
• 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。
• But traditional Japanese do still often have this preference ( hence the proviso in my article)-there just aren't very many of them around these days!
  可是那些传统的日本人仍旧拥有这种倾向（我的文章所指的正是这部分人）&只不过这些人最近比较少见罢了！
• 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。
• 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。
• We sign the contract with the proviso that the term can be discus again in six month's time.
  我们正在签订的合同带有一个条件，即6个月后可以再讨论合同条款。
• A proviso attaches to the contract.
  这个合同附带一项限制性条款。
• The same proviso came into play in a celebrated recent case concerning the constitutionality of the Ethics in Government Act.
  同一附件在最近的一个著名的、关于《国家机关道德标准法》的合宪性的案子里起了作用。
• 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。