sustenance
sustenance 英 [ˈsʌstənəns] 美 [ˈsʌstənəns]
n. 食物；生计；支持
名词复数:sustenances
- Sustenance comes from the word sustain, which means to continue. Sustenance is food or drink that allows you to continue to be alive. For many, prayer is a source of spiritual sustenance.
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- n. 食物；生计；支持
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1. The tundra is also home to caribou, an important source of sustenance in regions such as Alaska's North Slope.
那里也是驯养北美驯鹿的地方，也是某些地区例如阿拉斯加的北坡的重要生计来源。
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2. He was there befriended by a dog, who brought him sustenance and licked the sores on his leg until he was healed.
在那里，一只狗经常为他带来食物，并帮他舔腿上的伤口直到他病愈。 他们成了朋友。
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3. As the ancestors of early humans turned to meat for sustenance, they were able to grow larger brains which in turn enabled them to make more sophisticated tools.
随着人类的早期祖先转向以肉类为食物，他们的大脑就能够长得更大，这又反过来使得他们能够制造更为复杂的工具。
- sustenance (n.) c. 1300, "means of living, subsistence, livelihood," from Old French sostenance "support, aid" (Modern French soutenance), from Late Latin sustinentia "endurance," from present participle stem of Latin sustinere (see sustain). Meaning "action of sustaining life by food" is from late 14c. Sense of "nourishment" is recorded from late 15c. Related: Sustenant.
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