sustenance
- IPA[ˈsʌstɪnəns]
英式
- food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment；the maintaining of someone or something in life or existence
noun: sustenance
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名詞
- 1. food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance 同義詞
- ▪ the maintaining of someone or something in life or existence he kept two or three cows for the sustenance of his family the sustenance of parliamentary democracy 同義詞
- the ability to continue in a healthy state without outside assistance: the refugees had attained self-sustenance and had been contributing to the nation's economy
Oxford Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈsəstənəns]
美式
- food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment: poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance
Oxford American Dictionary
