He was provident enough to start saving when he was young, and now lives comfortably.

### 解释 provident 来自拉丁语 providere（预见），由前缀 pro-（向前）和 videre（看）组成，字面意思是"向前看"，引申为"有远见的、未雨绸缪的"。这个词强调为未来做准备的智慧。