sufferance
US /ˈsʌf.ɚ.əns/
UK /ˈsʌf.ər.əns/
名词
1.
忍受, 苦难
patient endurance of pain or hardship
示例:
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His long years of sufferance finally came to an end.
他多年的忍受终于结束了。
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The refugees lived in a state of constant sufferance.
难民们生活在持续的苦难之中。
2.
容忍, 默许
tolerance, especially of something undesirable or unpleasant
示例:
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He was allowed to stay only by the sufferance of his landlord.
他只能在房东的默许下留下来。
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Their presence was by no means a welcome one, but rather one of mere sufferance.
他们的存在绝不是受欢迎的，而仅仅是容忍。