nourishment
UK/ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/US/'nә:riʃmәnt/
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Definitions
n.
Food and other substances necessary for growth, health, and good condition
养料，食物；营养
n.
The act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
滋养，养育（的行为或状态）
Root Breakdown
Root-derivednourish + -ment (result/thing) = 'that which nourishes,' i.e. the food or sustenance itself, or the act of feeding. Warmer and more general than nutrition: a sick patient needs nourishment; a story can give the soul nourishment.
Root nour still carries 21 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.provide nourishment提供养料
- 2.draw nourishment汲取养分
- 3.spiritual nourishment精神养分
- 4.lack of nourishment缺乏营养
Example Sentences
- 1.
The weak patient could only take liquid nourishment.
- 2.
Plants draw nourishment from the soil and the sun.
- 3.
Good books offer a kind of nourishment for the mind.