Subsistence

名词 n.1.存活, 生存, 维生之道 He is on the margin of bare subsistence.他正处在挨饿的边缘。Their subsistence comes from the sea.他们依赖海洋生活。Their main mode of subsistence is hunting.他们主要以打猎为生。Most of the population lives at subsistence level.大多数人过着勉强糊口的生活。She had no means of subsistence and was dependent on charity.她没什么谋生手段，只能依靠救济。They were living barely above the level of subsistence.他们的生活水平勉强在最低水平线以上。