| 单词 | subsist |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [səb'sist] |
| 解释 | v. 生存下去(to exist)；继续存在，维持生活 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.生存下去(exist; maintain life at a meager level) 【记】 sub(下面)+sist→站 下去→活下去→生存 【同】 派生词: subsistence (n.生存,生计existen ce; livelihood) |
| 字源 | 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. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 生存; 维持(生计) 【记】sub下面, sist = insist坚持－在下面坚持－生存 【参】subsistence(n 生存, 生计 = livelihood) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】insist 坚持,生活是苦的,坚持活下去, 【相关】consist(站在一起组成一个共同和谐体),insist(坚持),persist(through+sist:一直站着),resist(抵抗,忍),desist(终止:不站着,倒下了),subsist 生存 |
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