sufferance

• n. 容许；忍耐；默许

suffer,忍受，忍耐，-ance,名词后缀。

sufferance (n.)

c. 1300, "enduring of hardship, affliction, etc.," also "allowance of wrongdoing," from Old French suffrance, from Late Latin sufferentia, from sufferens, present participle of sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure" (see suffer).

1. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.

政府当局人员是在军方勉强同意后才到达那里的。

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2. His party held office on sufferance.

他的政党勉强获胜。

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3. An O'Hara a poor relation, living on charity bread and sufferance!

一个奥哈拉家的人作为穷亲戚, 看人家的施舍脸色过苦日子吗?

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4. He have been allowed to live in the house on sufferance.

他被默许住在此住宅中.

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5. He is here on sufferance.

他勉强被容许留在这里.

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