sustenance
英 ['s?st(?)n?ns; -t?n-]
美['s?st?n?ns]
- n. 食物；生計(jì)；支持
英英釋意
- 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"
