sufferance
英 ['s?f(?)r(?)ns]
美['s?f?r?ns]
- n. 容許；忍耐；默許
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詞態變化
復數:?sufferances;
中文詞源
sufferance 忍耐，勉強同意，寬容
suffer,忍受，忍耐，-ance,名詞后綴。
英文詞源
- sufferance (n.)
- c. 1300, "enduring of hardship, affliction, etc.," also "allowance of wrongdoing," from Old French suffrance, from Late Latin sufferentia, from sufferens, present participle of sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure" (see suffer).
雙語例句
- 1. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.
- 政府當局人員是在軍方勉強同意后才到達那里的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. His party held office on sufferance.
- 他的政黨勉強獲勝。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. An O'Hara a poor relation, living on charity bread and sufferance!
- 一個奧哈拉家的人作為窮親戚, 看人家的施舍臉色過苦日子嗎?
來自飄（部分）
- 4. He have been allowed to live in the house on sufferance.
- 他被默許住在此住宅中.
來自互聯網
- 5. He is here on sufferance.
- 他勉強被容許留在這里.
來自互聯網