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单词 self-sufficiency
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Definition of self-sufficiency in English:

self-sufficiency

noun ˌsɛlfsəˈfɪʃnsi
mass noun
  • The quality or condition of being self-sufficient.

    a means of developing economic self-sufficiency
    Example sentencesExamples
    • What politics did was to deprive the citizen of his self-sufficiency and his freedom to choose and to act.
    • The rules of self-sufficiency were changed yet again as oxygen was pumped in to prevent brain damage.
    • Individuals must take advantage of all other means of self-sufficiency and view social assistance as an absolute last resort.
    • This approach rejects the autonomy and self-sufficiency of neoclassical economics.
    • Suffering insults us by calling into question our self-sufficiency and integrity as individuals.
    Synonyms
    independence, self-reliance, self-support, self-sustenance, self-standing
    rare autarky
 
 

Definition of self-sufficiency in US English:

self-sufficiency

noun
  • The quality or condition of being self-sufficient.

    a means of developing economic self-sufficiency
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This approach rejects the autonomy and self-sufficiency of neoclassical economics.
    • Suffering insults us by calling into question our self-sufficiency and integrity as individuals.
    • Individuals must take advantage of all other means of self-sufficiency and view social assistance as an absolute last resort.
    • The rules of self-sufficiency were changed yet again as oxygen was pumped in to prevent brain damage.
    • What politics did was to deprive the citizen of his self-sufficiency and his freedom to choose and to act.
    Synonyms
    independence, self-reliance, self-support, self-sustenance, self-standing
 
 
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