Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary
nour·ish·ment
\\ˈnər-ish-mənt, ˈnə-rish-\\ noun DATE 15th century
1.
a. food
, nutriment
b. sustenance
3
books for intellectual nourishment2. the act of nourishing : the state of being nourished Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7
nourishment
nour·ish·ment / 5nQriFmEnt; NAmE 5nE:r- / noun [U]
(formal or technical 术语) food that is needed to stay alive, grow and stay healthy
营养；营养品:
Can plants obtain adequate nourishment from such poor soil?
土壤这样贫瘠,植物能获得足够的养分吗？
(figurative) As a child, she was starved of intellectual nourishment.
作为一个孩子,她渴望吸取知识的养分。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of English
Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishnourishment
noun
ADJ. adequate, proper, sufficient lack of adequate nourishment | vital | emotional, intellectual
VERB + NOURISHMENT draw, get, obtain, take | deprive sb/sth of, provide (sb/sth with)
PREP. ~ from Every animal in the food chain draws nourishment from other animals or plants.
Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged
nour·ish·ment
\-mənt\
noun
(
-s)
Etymology: Middle English
norysshement, from Middle French
norrissement, from
norriss- (stem of
norrir) +
-ment1. : something that nourishes
: food
,
nutriment
,
sustenance
< takes little nourishment between breakfast and dinner >
< the soil was poor and gave almost no nourishment to the plants >
< a few books provided his only intellectual nourishment >2. : the act of nourishing or the state of being nourished
< devoted himself to the nourishment of education >