pro·vi·so /prəˈvaɪ(ˌ)zo/
但書;條件
Pro·vi·so n.; pl. Provisos An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract, grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced, usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant, or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso.
He doth deny his prisoners,
But with proviso and exception. --Shak.
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proviso
n : a stipulated condition; "he accepted subject to one
provision" [syn: provision]
[also: provisoes (pl)]