| 单词 | standard of living |
| 释义 | > as lemmasstandard of living standard of living 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. Cf. living standard n. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > wealth > [noun] > prevailing view of minimum necessary standard of comfort1808 standard of life1825 standard of living1825 1825 Morning Chron. 8 Oct. They must speedily come to perceive that wages must depend on the proportion which the absolute number of hands that can work, bears to the demand for labour; that the former depends on their own habits, their foresight, the standard of living which they have adopted for themselves; the latter on the amount of capital in a country. 1903 ‘A. McNeill’ Egregious Eng. (ed. 3) xx. 186 The standard of living in England is an..artificial standard. Practically every Englishman lives, or longs to live, beyond his means. 2002 Times 4 Apr. ii. 4/2 Las Vegans enjoy a high-quality, low-cost standard of living as bounteous as any in the land of the free. < as lemmas |
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