subsistence
/səbˈsɪstəns/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。
来自subsist(v. 生存)
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- Many families are living below the level of subsistence. 许多家庭难以度日。
- ...below the subsistence level. …在生存线之下。
- They had no visible means of subsistence. 他们生计无着。