| 单词 | subsistence |
| 释义 | subsistence (once / 1035 pages) n Subsistence means the minimal resources that are necessary for survival. If you work for subsistence, you'll probably receive food, water, and lodging (internet access not included). Subsistence can be used in a variety of subtly different ways. In addition to referring to necessities for survival, it can indicate one's means of obtaining those necessities (usually a job). And if you feel like getting philosophical, subsistence can refer to the very act of existence itself. WORD FAMILYsubsistence: subsistences+/subsist: subsisted, subsistence, subsister, subsisting, subsists USAGE EXAMPLESEnvironmental groups oppose the mine, as do many native residents who rely on the fish as a subsistence food. Reuters(Dec 21, 2016) Warfare, forced relocations, slavery, suppression of traditional subsistence activities, and the dismantling of social structures and cultural practices all contributed substantially to depopulation. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) It also suggests that halfway houses stop charging residents 25 percent of their income for subsistence fees. Washington Post(Dec 11, 2016) 1n the state of existing in reality; having substance Hyper being, beingness, existence the state or fact of existing 2n a means of surviving farming is a hard means of subsistence Hyper endurance, survival a state of surviving; remaining alive 3n minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting social security provided only a bare subsistence Hyper bread and butter, keep, livelihood, living, support, sustenance the financial means whereby one lives |
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