nourishment
UK/ˈnʌrɪʃmənt/US/'nә:riʃmәnt/
IELTSTOEFL六级B2
释义
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）
词根拆分
词根派生nourish + -ment（结果/事物）=「滋养之物」，即养料、食物本身，或喂养之举。比 nutrition 更温暖、更笼统：病人需要 nourishment；故事能给心灵 nourishment。
词根 nour 还连着 21 个词常用搭配
- 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
例句
- 1.
The weak patient could only take liquid nourishment.
虚弱的病人只能进食流质营养。
- 2.
Plants draw nourishment from the soil and the sun.
植物从土壤和阳光中汲取养分。
- 3.
Good books offer a kind of nourishment for the mind.
好书为心灵提供一种养分。