subsist是什么意思_subsist怎么读_中英文释义(含例句用法)

support oneself;"he could barely exist on such a low wage"
"Can you live on $2000 a month in New York City?"
"Many people in the world have to subsist on $1 a day"

中英词源

subsist 维持生活，度日

sub-,在下，-sist,站立，词源同 stand,assist.引申比喻义勉强维持生活，度日等。

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.

词态变化

第三人称单数 subsists;
过去式 subsisted;
过去分词 subsisted;
现在分词 subsisting;

权威造句

1. Old people often subsist on very small incomes.: 老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。

2. Almost every employee must moonlight in second jobs simply to subsist.: 只是为了维持生计，几乎每个职员都要偷偷地做兼职。

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.

4. We are unable to subsist without air and water.: 没有空气和水我们就活不下去.

5. A club cannot subsist without members.: 俱乐部没有会员就无法存在.

近反义词

subsist on 依靠 ... 生活...

相似短语

subsist on 靠…维持生计,靠…度日

单词分析

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