Subsistence
[ səb'sɪstəns ]
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n. 存活，生存;生计，维生之道;
💡 词根助记
sub下面+sist站立+ence名词后缀 → 生存，生计
📝 例句
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.
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-sist-表示“站立”
📖 牛津释义
subsistence
n[U]
(means of) subsisting 存活; 生存; 生计; 维生之道
reduced to subsistence on bread and water 降到以面包和水维持生活
[attrib 作定语]
subsistence farming, ie farming that produces only enough crops for the farmer and his family to live on, leaving no surplus which could besold 自给农业（收成仅供自家食用, 无剩余出售者）
a subsistence wage, ie one that is only just enough to enable a worker to live 勉强糊口的工资.
🔁 扩展释义
*[sәb'sistәns]n. 生存, 生活【医】 生存【经】 最低维持生活标准
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📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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I've lost my ruler. Have you seen it anywhere?
我的尺子丢了。你在哪看见了吗？
(The farmer returns the pan.)
（农民还锅）
These days we use a thermos , said Li Lei.
“如今用的是热水瓶了，”李磊说。