subsist
/səbˈsɪst/verb
no obj.
1
- maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level（尤指最低限度地）生存, 糊口, 勉强维持生活：
he subsisted on welfare and casual labour.
他靠救济金和当临时工维持生活。
1.1
- with obj. archaic provide sustenance for〈古〉为…提供食物：
the problem of subsisting the poor in a period of high bread prices.
在面包价格高的时期为穷人提供食物的问题。
2
- chiefly Law remain in being, force, or effect【主律】在有效期内。
2.1
- ( subsist in) be attributable to在于, 由于：
the effect of genetic maldevelopment may subsist in chromosomal mutation.
遗传性畸形的结果可能是由于染色体突变。
派生词
subsistent
adjective词源
mid 16th cent. （in the sense 'continue to exist'）： from Latin subsistere 'stand firm', from sub- 'from below' + sistere 'set, stand'.