sustention

n. 支撑, 支持, 维持, 供养

词形变化

sustentions 复数 sustentions

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    sustentation

    可数 不可数

词源

First attested in 1868: a nominalisation of sustain, by analogy with detain → detention, retain → retention, etc., coined for contradistinction with sustentation.

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