self-sufficient

Definitions

self + sufficient, where sufficient = suf- (sub-, 'up from under') + fic (facere 'make') + -ient: 'making up enough' from below to meet a need. Self-sufficient means producing enough for yourself, needing no outside help.

Common Collocations

• 1.become self-sufficient实现自给自足
• 2.economically self-sufficient经济上自立
• 3.self-sufficient in food粮食自给自足

Example Sentences

• 1.

  The village is almost entirely self-sufficient in food.

• 2.

  She learned to be financially self-sufficient at a young age.

• 3.

  The colony aimed to become self-sufficient within a decade.