subsistence

/səbˈsɪstəns/📚 10451 94 1托福
Subsistence is the condition of just having enough food or money to stay alive. 生存

noun [抽象名词]勉强生存,维持生计;赖以活命的食物(或钱);<法律>有效

In this cupboard the grandfather kept everything that he needed for his subsistence.
爷爷把生活所需的一切东西都放在这个橱柜里。

adjective [原级]自给自足的,仅够自用的

Many Namibians are subsistence farmers who live in the arid borderlands.
许多纳米比亚人都是自给自足的农民,居住在干旱的边境地区。

subsistence

-ence ⌜ 表示状态或质量的 - indicating the state or quality of ~ ⌟
来自subsist(v. 生存)
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...below the subsistence level. …在生存线之下。
They had no visible means of subsistence. 他们生计无着。
Many families are living below the level of subsistence. 许多家庭难以度日。