sufferance

n. 容许, 默认, 默许 [法] 容许, 容忍

发音

UK /ˈsʌf(ə)ɹəns/
其它

词形变化

sufferances 复数 sufferances

别名

suffrance sufferaunce

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Acquiescence or tacit compliance with some circumstance, behavior, or instruction.

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    Suffering; pain, misery.

    古体 可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Endurance, especially patiently, of pain or adversity.

    古体 可数 不可数
  4. 4.

    Loss; damage; injury.

    可数 废旧 不可数
  5. 5.

    A permission granted by the customs authorities for the shipment of goods.

    可数 历史 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

acceptance toleration

上位词 3

tolerance endurance permissiveness

下位词 1

self-acceptance

相关短语

on sufferance 经默许, 被容忍 [法] 出于容忍, 出于宽容

词源

From Middle English sufferaunce, from Anglo-Norman suffraunce, from Late Latin sufferentia. By surface analysis, suffer + -ance.

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