sufferance
noun
uk/ˈsʌf.ər.əns/us/ˈsʌf.ɚ.əns/on sufferanceformal
withunwillingpermission:
经勉强同意,勉强允许地He gave me abedfor acoupleofnightsbut IfeltI was there on sufferance.他让我住上几个晚上,但我感觉自己在那儿并不受欢迎。
under sufferanceold-fashioned
If someone does something under sufferance, they do it veryunwillingly:
不情愿地He onlyvisitshisparentsunder sufferance.他探望父母时总是极不情愿。
Allowing and permitting
- admission
- admit ofsomething
- allow ofsomething
- allowable
- approval
- authorization
- authorize
- clearance
- entrance
- given the chance/choiceidiom
- green-light
- hall pass
- imprimatur
- left
- liberty
- relicense
- relicensure
- say-so
- security clearance
- seeyourway (clear) todoing somethingidiom
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Unwilling and reluctant