sufferance

英 ['sʌfərəns] 美 ['sʌfərəns]

• n. 容许；忍耐；忍受；容忍；痛苦；默许

英英释义

Noun:

1. patient endurance especially of pain or distress

2. a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations;

   "all people should practice toleration and live together in peace"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. He is here on sufferance.
   他勉强被容许留在这里。
2. Sufferance is the badge of all our tribe.
   忍受是我们这个民族的特色。
3. His sufferance of fools was short lived.
   对于蠢人蠢事他是容忍不下去的。
4. He has been allowed to live in the house on sufferance.
   他被默许住在此住宅中。

词汇搭配

• on sufferance 被容忍(经默许)...
• sufferance wharf 承受码头
• bill of sufferance 免税单,卸货许可单,...
• upon sufferance 经默许

近反义词

【近义词】

• connivance 默许
• toleration 容忍
• tolerance 宽容
• acquiescence 默许
• allowance 零用钱
• permission 许可
• leniency 宽大
• endurance 忍耐
• stamina 精力
• staying power 耐久力
• stoicism 禁欲主义
• fortitude 刚毅
• acceptance 认可