单词	sustenance
释义	sustenance noun sus·​te·​nance ˈsə-stə-nən(t)s  1 a : means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living b : food, provisions also : nourishment 2 a : the act of sustaining : the state of being sustained b : a supplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life 3 : something that gives support, endurance, or strength Synonyms aliment food nourishment pabulum See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Tree bark provides deer with sustenance in periods of drought. The village depends on the sea for sustenance. She draws spiritual sustenance from daily church attendance. Recent Examples on the Web Brigham, who also founded Destiny’s Bridge, a charity that provides shelter, sustenance and medical care to people in need, said that the Town Square trees were cut down on Aug. 8 and, two days later, the trees at a nearby parking lotwere also gone. Juan Carlos Castillo, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2022 In keeping with her high-end retail therapy experience on Oxford High Street, Williams used Resy for recommendations of equally fabulous sustenance and sips near her. Cori Murray, Essence, 26 July 2022 For Emily, food, first and foremost, is sustenance and health. Alex Belth, Good Housekeeping, 22 July 2022 The American chestnut showered sustenance onto the forest floor for jays, squirrels, bears, and people for millennia. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Aug. 2022 Music has been like food for me, like bread, like sustenance. Mary Colurso | Mcolurso@al.com, al, 30 Aug. 2022 While daily practices of survival and sustenance are important, refugees need more to create homes in exile. Cathrine Brun, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2022 In the container is a gooey flavorless liquid: sustenance stripped of pleasure. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2022 The birds get sustenance, and the berries get to disperse their seeds. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 19 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Middle English, from Anglo-French, from sustenir First Known Use 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Kids Definition sustenance noun sus·​te·​nance ˈsə-stə-nəns  1 : living entry 2 sense 3, subsistence 2 : the act of supplying with the necessities of life 3 : support entry 2 sense 2 God is our sustenance in time of trouble. sustenance noun as in food something that maintains or stimulates the intellect my only sustenance on the long flight was a trashy novel I'd bought in the airport Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance food nourishment aliment pabulum refection Antonyms & Near Antonyms candy trash pap fluff pablum
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