subsistence
[səbˈsɪstəns]
- 释义：
- n. 生存；生计；存活
- 构词：
- subsist[v.生存,存在,供养]+ence表名词→n.生存, 生活, 留存
- 例句：
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She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.
她没什么谋生手段,只能依靠救济.
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They were living barely above the level of subsistence.
他们的生活水平勉强在最低水平线以上.
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He is on the margin of bare subsistence.
他正处在挨饿的边缘.
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