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单词 sustenance
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
sus•te•nance /ˈsʌstənəns/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. the means of sustaining life;
    nourishment.
  2. the process of sustaining;
    the state of being sustained.
See -ten-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sus•te•nance  (sus′tə nəns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. means of sustaining life;
    nourishment.
  2. means of livelihood.
  3. the process of sustaining.
  4. the state of being sustained.
  • Anglo-French; Old French sostenance. See sustain, -ance
  • Middle English sustena(u)nce 1250–1300
sus′te•nance•less, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sustenance /ˈsʌstənəns/ n
  1. means of sustaining health or life; nourishment
  2. means of maintenance; livelihood
  3. Also: sustention /səˈstɛnʃən/ the act or process of sustaining or the quality of being sustained
Etymology: 13th Century: from Old French sostenance, from sustenir to sustain
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