activity involved in maintaining something in good working order;"he wrote the manual on car care"
means of maintenance of a family or group
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;"they were in want of sustenance" "fishing was their main sustainment"
the unauthorized interference in a legal action by a person having no interest in it (as by helping one party with money or otherwise to continue the action) so as to obstruct justice or promote unnecessary litigation or unsettle the peace of the community;"unlike champerty, criminal maintenance does not necessarily involve personal profit"
中英词源
maintenance 维持，保持
来自maintain的名词形式。
maintenance (n.)
mid-14c., "bearing, deportment," from Old French maintenance "upkeep; shelter, protection,: from maintenir (see maintain). Meaning "action of upholding or keeping in being" is from early 15c. "Action of providing a person with the necessities of life" is from late 14c.
词态变化
权威造句
1. In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.
这些机器将来会需要备件和维修保养。
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2. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself.
她对车子本身没有进行半点养护。
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3. Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn"t done any car maintenance.
除了给轮胎充气外，我没做过任何汽车保养。
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4. She was a high-maintenance girl who needed lots of attention.
她是个很缠人的女孩，需要很多的关注。
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5. Absentee fathers will be forced to pay child maintenance.
缺席的父亲将会被强制要求支付孩子的抚养费。
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近反义词
upkeep 维持
care 关心
alimony (离婚后丈夫给妻子的)赡...
continuance 继续
allowance 零用钱
protection 保护
sustenance 维持生计
preservation 保存
servicing 维修
conservation 保存
repair 修理
grooming 修饰
child support 子女抚养费
livelihood 生计
subsistence 生存
wages 工资
continuity 连续性
living 活着的
support 支持
perseveration [医]持续言语(指言语反...
perpetuation 永存
salary 薪水
revenue 税收
persistence 坚持
income 收入
pursuit 追求
stability 稳定性
settlement 解决
payment 支付
repairs 修理工作
keep 保持
upholding 动词uphold的现在进...
continuation 继续
means of support 支承方法
grant 授予
child 小孩
means 方法
of 关于
sustainment 支持
sustentation 支持
相似短语
maintenance and repair 保养与修理，维护与修理，维修，维修与保养
maintenance and repairs 保养及修理
maintenance paint 维护涂料
maintenance (repairs) 【化】 维修
daily maintenance 日常保养，每日保养
maintenance train 修理列车
maintenance repairs 【经】 维修
maintenance repair 日常检修，日常维修
repair and maintenance 修理和维护
repair maintenance 【计】 修补维护
单词分析
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记忆方法
1. man- / manu- => main- + ten- + -ance.
2. => hold in the hand, keep in the hand.
3. => practice habitually, practice continually; keep (a wife), sustain; keep oneself, support, defend in speech.
4. maintain => maintenance.
