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单词 sufferance
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
suf•fer•ance /ˈsʌfərəns, ˈsʌfrəns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. permission extended passively by not interfering.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
suf•fer•ance  (sufər əns, sufrəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. passive permission resulting from lack of interference;
    tolerance, esp. of something wrong or illegal (usually prec. by on or by).
  2. capacity to endure pain, hardship, etc.;
    endurance.
  3. [Archaic.]suffering;
    misery.
  4. [Archaic.]patient endurance.
  • Late Latin sufferentia, equivalent. to suffer(re) to suffer + -entia -ence, -ance
  • Old French soufrance,
  • Middle English suffrance 1250–1300

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sufferance /ˈsʌfərəns; ˈsʌfrəns/ n
  1. tolerance arising from failure to prohibit; tacit permission
  2. capacity to endure pain, injury, etc
  3. the state or condition of suffering
  4. on sufferancewith reluctance
Etymology: 13th Century: via Old French from Late Latin sufferentia endurance, from Latin sufferre to suffer
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