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self-sufficient

🇬🇧 UK/'selfsə'fiʃənt/🇺🇸 US/'selfsә'fiʃәnt/
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Definitions

adj.

Able to meet one's own needs without relying on others; independent.

自给自足的,独立自主的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
selfself, own
+
sufunder, below
+
ficmake, do
+
ientsuffix
=self-sufficient

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
  • 4.[largely self-sufficient]基本上自给自足

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The remote village became self-sufficient by growing its own food and generating solar energy.

  • 2.

    She raised her children to be self-sufficient and capable of solving problems independently.

  • 3.

    The country aims to become self-sufficient in renewable energy by 2040.

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