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subsistence

🇬🇧 UK/səb'sɪst(ə)ns/🇺🇸 US/sәb'sistәns/
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Definitions

n.

The means of maintaining life at a basic level; bare survival.

维持生计;生存;基本生活

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
subunder, below
+
siststand, set, place
+
encestate, quality
=subsistence

Common Collocations

  • 1.subsistence farming自给农业
  • 2.subsistence level最低生存水平
  • 3.subsistence allowance基本生活津贴
  • 4.bare subsistence勉强维生

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Millions of people in developing countries live at a bare subsistence level.

  • 2.

    Subsistence farming remains the primary way of life in many rural villages.

  • 3.

    The charity provides subsistence allowances to displaced families in the region.

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