subsistence

subsisten subsisten subsisten

subsistence n.

生存, 生活, 留存

英英解釋:名詞subsistence:
1. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
2. a means of surviving
3. the state of existing in reality; having substance

習慣用語

bare subsistence 最低限度的生活費; 最低生產

gain one's subsistence 活得下去

labour for subsistence 做工過日子

minimum subsistence 最低生活必需