sufferance

Word family noun sufferer suffering sufferance sufferablenessadjective insufferable sufferableverb suffer adverb insufferably sufferably

suf·fer·ance /ˈsʌfərəns/ noun

on sufferance formalLET/ALLOW if you live or work somewhere on sufferance, you are allowed to do it by someone who would prefer you did not do it 勉强获准

He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance.

他决不会让她忘记她是被勉强准许留在这儿的。

Examples from the Corpus

sufferance• Survey ships were carried on the Navy List, but Navy personnel remained aboard on sufferance only.• He was here on sufferance as coach driver and odd jobber.• Criticism was allowed in certain territories at certain times, but only on sufferance.• All this brings out that teachers in higher education teach partly on sufferance.• He was there on sufferance and most likely on trial and he knew that.

单词	sufferance
释义	sufferance Word family noun sufferer suffering sufferance sufferablenessadjective insufferable sufferableverb suffer adverb insufferably sufferably suf·fer·ance /ˈsʌfərəns/ noun on sufferance formalLET/ALLOW if you live or work somewhere on sufferance, you are allowed to do it by someone who would prefer you did not do it 勉强获准 He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance. 他决不会让她忘记她是被勉强准许留在这儿的。 Examples from the Corpus sufferance• Survey ships were carried on the Navy List, but Navy personnel remained aboard on sufferance only.• He was here on sufferance as coach driver and odd jobber.• Criticism was allowed in certain territories at certain times, but only on sufferance.• All this brings out that teachers in higher education teach partly on sufferance.• He was there on sufferance and most likely on trial and he knew that.
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