subsistence
[səb'sistəns]
n. 生存, 生计, 存在
例句与用法:
But the harsh words of the father in a drunken moment of excessive ancestral pride cause a dignified departure with the conciliatory donation of half her means of subsistence and the intimation that she is rejoining her husband.
但父亲在一次酒后的刺耳话语中说了一些有关家世过分骄矜的话,使苔丝傲然离开了家。她把自己一半的生活费留给父母,并告诉他们她要去找丈夫团聚。
词形变化:
形容词: subsistent |
详细释义:
n.
1. 生存, 活命[U]
Subsistence is not possible in such conditions.
在这种情况下是无法生存的。
2. 生计, 赖以活命的东西[S]
3. 存在, 内在性[U]
4. 【哲】(逻辑上的)成立; 独立存在[U]