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subsistence + noun
这种结构表示一种维持生存的方式或活动。
Many rural families practice subsistence farming.
许多农村家庭从事自给农业。
生存；生计；生活资料
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
生存；生计；生活资料
the state of having minimal resources to survive; a means of living
Many rural families practice subsistence farming.
许多农村家庭从事自给农业。
真实存在；存在。
Real being; existence.
维持最低生活水平的行为。
The act of maintaining oneself at a minimum level.
固有性；内在性。
Inherency.
维持生命所需之物(如食物、水、金钱等)。
Something (food, water, money, etc.) that is required to stay alive.
Many rural families rely on subsistence farming to feed themselves.
许多农村家庭依靠自给农业来养活自己。
His wages were barely enough for subsistence, leaving nothing for savings.
他的工资仅够勉强糊口，没有余钱储蓄。
The refugees struggled to find subsistence in the harsh winter conditions.
难民们艰难地在严冬条件下寻找生存所需。
这种结构表示一种维持生存的方式或活动。
Many rural families practice subsistence farming.
许多农村家庭从事自给农业。
They live at subsistence level with barely enough food.
他们生活在仅能糊口的水平，食物勉强够用。
The people rely on fishing as their main means of subsistence.
这些人依靠捕鱼作为主要生计手段。
Not this
Many farmers subsistence on small plots of land.
Use this
Many farmers subsist on small plots of land.
Subsistence是名词，不能用作动词；其动词形式是subsist，表示‘生存，维持生活’。应使用及物动词短语‘subsist on’来表达依靠某物生存。
Not this
They rely on subsistence for agriculture.
Use this
They rely on subsistence agriculture.
当subsistence作为定语时，直接修饰名词，如‘subsistence agriculture’意为‘自给农业’，不需要介词for。错误句子中‘for agriculture’是多余的。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
自给农业
Many rural communities rely on subsistence farming.
许多农村社区依靠自给农业。
生存水平
They were living at a subsistence level.
他们生活在生存水平上。
生存经济
The region has a subsistence economy based on hunting and gathering.
该地区以狩猎和采集为基础的生存经济。
生活津贴
The government provides a subsistence allowance to the unemployed.
政府向失业者提供生活津贴。
生计农业
Subsistence agriculture is common in developing countries.
生计农业在发展中国家很常见。
勉强糊口的生活
They lead a subsistence living on a small plot of land.
他们靠一小块土地过着勉强糊口的生活。
生存水平；最低生活水平
Many people in rural areas live at subsistence level.
许多农村地区的人生活在生存水平。
自给农业
Subsistence farming is common in remote villages.
自给农业在偏远村庄很常见。
生存经济；自给经济
The tribe operates a subsistence economy based on hunting and gathering.
这个部落以狩猎和采集为基础的生存经济运作。
Use subsistence naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个人仅靠最基本的生活资料生存，‘subsistence’就是‘sub（次等）+sist（坚持）’，勉强维持生计。
语域：formal 常见场景：academic、economics、agriculture 通常用于正式语境，多出现在学术、经济或农业讨论中，描述维持基本生存所需的资源或活动。
These words rhyme with subsistence, all sharing the stressed vowel /ɪ/ and the ending /stəns/. Beware of spelling lookalikes like 'circumstance' (/ˈsɜːrkəmstæns/) which do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.