| 单词 | standard of life |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstandard of life standard of life n. the level of material comfort estimated for a person, group, or nation, usually judged in terms of consumption of food, accommodation, clothing, services, etc., and access to health care, education, etc.; = standard of living n. at Phrases 2c(a). ΚΠ 1896 Times 21 Dec. 10/1 The plague..is..an indirect product of dirt and bad food..scarcely touching those whose higher standards of life and generous diet enable them to defy it. 1936 J. M. Keynes Gen. Theory Employment xvi. 218 The position of equilibrium, under conditions of laissez-faire, will be one in which employment is low enough and the standard of life sufficiently miserable to bring savings to zero. 1987 W. Greider Secrets of Temple i. v. 174 The general ‘standard of life’ was improved dramatically, at least in the industrial world. < as lemmas |
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