sustenance
英 ['sʌst(ə)nəns; -tɪn-]
美['sʌstənəns]
- n. 食物；生计；支持
英英释意
- 1. a source of materials to nourish the body
- 2. the financial means whereby one lives;
- "each child was expected to pay for their keep"
- "he applied to the state for support"
- "he could no longer earn his own livelihood"
- 3. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;
- "they were in want of sustenance"
- "fishing was their main sustainment"