subsistence
/sәb'sistәns/
📖 中文释义
- n. 生存, 生活
- [医] 生存
🔗 释义中的汉语词
💬 双语例句
They were the anchor of society, acting in effect as priests, teachers, and judges. Subsistence flowed according to their goodwill and was supported by conventions of sharing and trust.
当地的渔业生产迅速恢复和繁荣¾可惜好景不长,10年后整个社会就濒于崩溃。 几千年来,当地文化都非常依赖造船工人的核心作用。 他们是社会的顶梁柱,在实际生活中扮演着教士、老师和法官的角色。 当地的生活以道德准则为核心,建立在分享和信任的基础之上。
They are hungry because they lack the ability to buy high-yield seeds, fertilizer, irrigation equipment, and other tools needed to increase productivity. As a result, their output is meager and insufficient for their subsistence.
他们饥饿,是因为无力购买提高产量所需的高产种子、化肥、灌溉设备和其他工具。 这导致农作物产量匮乏,根本不够维持生计。 他们的贫困造成农业生产率低下,而农业生产率低下又反过来加剧了贫困。 这形成了恶性循环,技术上被称为贫困陷阱。
For every call center employee, there are many more people still eking out a subsistence living on the land. Whereas China probably has about 450 million people in its globalized economy, India has at most 200-250 million.
但是,实行种姓制度的印度的排斥记录更为严重。 大约只有五分之一的人口被融入到了全球经济之中。 对于每一个客服中心的雇员而言,还有许多人仍然在农地里艰难度日。 中国大约有4亿5千万人口处在其全球化的经济之中,印度最多只有2亿到2亿5千万。 正是这一差距,而不是其他,才使得这两大经济体拉开了距离。
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- n. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
- n. a means of surviving
- n. the state of existing in reality; having substance