D．V．如系天意；如上天许可

【使用地区】：英国

【释义】：

When someone writes or says“I’ll be home next week，D．V．，”he or sheis saying“I’ll be home next week，God willing，”D．V．being an abbreviation of the Latin deo volente．First recorded in 1873，the term appeared in church publications before that and is still heard occasionally．

当有人写道或说道：“I’ll be home next week，D．V．”(但愿我下星期能回家)，他或她的意思是说：“I’ll be home next week，God willing”。该词是拉丁语deo volente的缩略形式，最早记录于1873年，此前出现于教堂的出版物，现在偶尔还能听到。