subsist
英 [s?b's?st]
美[s?b's?st]
- vi. 存在；維持生活
- vt. 供養(yǎng)
GRETOEFL暢通詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數:?subsists;過去式:?subsisted;過去分詞:?subsisted;現在分詞:?subsisting;
中文詞源
subsist 維持生活，度日
sub-,在下，-sist,站立，詞源同 stand,assist.引申比喻義勉強維持生活，度日等。
英文詞源
- subsist (v.)
- 1540s, "to exist;" c. 1600, "retain the existing state," from Middle French subsister and directly from Latin subsistere "to stand still or firm, take a stand, take position; abide, hold out," from sub "under, up to" (see sub-) + sistere "to assume a standing position, stand still, remain; set, place, cause to stand still" (see assist (v.)). Meaning "to support oneself" (in a certain way) is from 1640s. Related: Subsisted; subsisting.
雙語例句
- 1. Old people often subsist on very small incomes.
- 老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艱難度日。
來自《權威詞典》
- 2. Almost every employee must moonlight in second jobs simply to subsist.
- 只是為了維持生計，幾乎每個職員都要偷偷地做兼職。
來自辭典例句
- 3. The living things on the earth could not subsist on Mars.
- 地球上的生物不可能在火星上生存.
來自辭典例句
- 4. We are unable to subsist without air and water.
- 沒有空氣和水我們就活不下去.
來自辭典例句
- 5. A club cannot subsist without members.
- 俱樂部沒有會員就無法存在.
來自辭典例句