c. 1300, "use of improper influence," from Old French procurement "management, stewardship" (13c.), from procurer (see procure). Meaning "process of bringing something about" (by the action of another) is from c. 1400. Military use by 1949, American English.
雙語例句
1. Russia was cutting procurement of new weapons "by about 80 per cent", he said.
他說，俄羅斯新武器的采購(gòu)量將削減“大約80％”。
來自柯林斯例句
2. He is in charge of the procurement of materials.
他負(fù)責(zé)物資的采購(gòu)。
來自辭典例句
3. Government procurement of recycled paper stimulates recycling.
政府收購(gòu)再生紙,可以促進(jìn)回收利用.
來自辭典例句
4. More and more , human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.
人類獲取食物愈來愈顯著地影響到人類的進(jìn)化.
來自辭典例句
5. It was squarely up to me to decide whether or not the procurement of an armistice.