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词汇 sustenance
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sustenance

noun
/ˈsʌstənəns/
/ˈsʌstənəns/
[uncountable] (formal)
  1. the food and drink that people, animals and plants need to live and stay healthy食物;营养;养料
    • There's not much sustenance in a bowl of soup.一碗汤没多少营养。
    • (figurative) Arguing would only give further sustenance to his allegations.越是争论,他越会觉得自己那些说法有道理。
  2. sustenance (of something) the process of making something continue to exist维持;保持
    • Elections are essential for the sustenance of parliamentary democracy.选举制度是维持议会民主所必不可少的。
  3. 词源Middle English: from Old French soustenance, from the verb soustenir, from Latin sustinere, from sub- ‘from below’ + tenere ‘hold’.
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