livelihood

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n. 生计, 营生, 生活

发音

UK /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
US /ˈlaɪvlihʊd/
其它 /ˈlaɪvlɪhʉd/
SCOT /ˈlaɪvlɪhʉd/

词形变化

livelihoods 复数 livelihoods

别名

livelihed livelood livelyhood livelod lyuelode lyvelod

教材释义与例句

名词

生计，生活；营生

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A means of providing the necessities of life for oneself (for example, a job or income).

    生计

    饭碗

    可数 不可数

    an independent livelihood; to make / earn / gain / win a good livelihood by the sweat of one's brow

    1716, Joseph Addison, The Free-Holder, London: D. Midwinter and J. Tonson, No. 42, Monday May 14, p. 245, Trade […] employs Multitudes of Hands both by Sea and Land, and furnishes the poorest of our Fellow-Subjects with the Opportunities of gaining an honest Livelihood.

    The legal profession believes that client choice is the best way of ensuring standards remain high, because a lawyer's livelihood depends upon their reputation.

  2. 2.

    Property which brings in an income; an estate.

    古体 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Liveliness; appearance of life.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  4. 4.

    The course of someone's life; a person's lifetime, or their manner of living; conduct, behaviour.

    可数 废旧 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 5

keep living support sustenance bread and butter

上位词 1

resource

下位词 7

maintenance comforts amenities conveniences subsistence creature comforts meal ticket

词源

From Middle English liflode, from Old English līflād (“course of life, conduct”), from līf (“life”) + lād (“course, journey”), later altered under the influence of lively, -hood. Compare life, lode.

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