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.
实用例句
1. Russia was cutting procurement of new weapons "by about 80 per cent", he said.
他说，俄罗斯新武器的采购量将削减“大约80％”。来自柯林斯例句
2. He is in charge of the procurement of materials.
他负责物资的采购。来自辞典例句
3. Government procurement of recycled paper stimulates recycling.
政府收购再生纸,可以促进回收利用.来自辞典例句
4. More and more , human food procurement came to have a dominant effect on their evolution.
人类获取食物愈来愈显著地影响到人类的进化.来自辞典例句
5. It was squarely up to me to decide whether or not the procurement of an armistice.
