sustenance

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n. 生活资料, 生计, 食物, 支持 [法] 营养物, 维持, 支持

发音

其它 /ˈsʌs.tə.nəns/

词形变化

sustenances 复数 sustenances

教材释义与例句

名词

食物；生计；支持

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something that provides support or nourishment.

    维持生计

    可数 不可数

词汇关系

名词

同义词 10

keep living support maintenance livelihood nutrition nourishment upkeep bread and butter aliment

上位词 4

food support resource nutrient

下位词 10

course mess treat milk meal dish maintenance vitamin goody delicacy

词源

From Middle English sustenaunce, from Old French sustenance, from sustenir with the suffix -ance, from Vulgar Latin *sustenire, from Latin sustinere. Compare also Late Latin sustinentia. Equivalent to sustain + -ance.

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