sufferance

['sʌfərəns]

n.容许, 忍耐,忍受, 容忍, 痛苦,默许

例句与用法：

I had little in common with the others and it soon became obvious I was only there on sufferance.

我同其他人很少有共同之处，事情很快就搞清楚了，我只是勉强获准呆在那里的。

He is here on sufferance.

他勉强被容许留在这里。

详细释义：

n.

1. 忍受, 忍耐; 忍耐力[U]

2. 【古】痛苦; 苦难[C]

3. 容忍, 容许[U]

I'm here on sufferance.

我是勉强获准留在这儿的。