
好词典

源自拉丁语 'subsistere',由 sub-(在...之下)和 sistere(站立)组成,原意为'维持现状',16世纪进入英语。
❶ 指依靠有限资源维持基本生存,通常指食物或金钱等必需品刚好够用,勉强维持生活状态。
“The villagers subsisted mainly on rice and vegetables during the drought.”
(干旱期间村民们主要靠米饭和蔬菜维持生计。)
“He subsisted on instant noodles while writing his thesis.”
(他写论文时靠方便面度日。)
❶ 指某种制度、观念或现象的持续存在,通常是在困难环境下仍然保持。
“The tradition has subsisted in this village for centuries.”
(这个传统在该村庄已持续存在了几个世纪。)
“Superstitions still subsist in some modern societies.”
(迷信观念在某些现代社会中依然存在。)
subsist on — 表示依靠某种特定资源维持生存,通常指食物或收入来源。
“The stranded hikers subsisted on wild berries and stream water.”
(被困的徒步旅行者靠野果和溪水维持生命。)
barely subsist — 形容勉强维持最低生存标准,处于极度贫困或资源匮乏的状态。
“Many families in the war zone could barely subsist on humanitarian aid.”
(战区的许多家庭仅能依靠人道主义援助勉强生存。)