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单词 sustenance
释义 sus·te·nance
\ˈsəstənən(t)s\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from sustenir to sustain + -ance
1.
 a. : means of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
  < it is chiefly through his equipment that man acts on and reacts to the external world, draws sustenance therefrom — V.G.Childe >
  < there is neither tolerance nor sustenance of his intended calling — F.C.Neff >
 b.
  (1) : food, refreshments
   < trooping off the ladies as soon as they had taken their sustenance — George Meredith >
  (2) : nourishment
   < countries in which children are in desperate need of physical sustenance to remain alive — Mark Starr >
2.
 a. : the act of sustaining or the state of being sustained
 b. : a supplying or being supplied with the necessaries of life
  < money for sustenance of the homeless >
3. : something that gives support, endurance, or strength
Synonyms: see living
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