sufferance
柯林斯詞典
1. N-UNCOUNT If you are allowed to do something on sufferance, you can do it, although you know that the person who gave you permission would prefer that you did not do it. 容忍; 勉強同意[usu 'on' N]
His party held office on sufferance. 他的政黨險勝。
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sufferance /?s?f?r?ns/
劍橋詞典
- ?on sufferance formal
with unwilling permission
經勉強同意，勉強允許地
He gave me a bed for a couple of nights but I felt I was there on sufferance. 他讓我住上幾個晚上，但我感覺自己在那兒竝不受歡迎。
?under sufferance old-fashioned
If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very unwillingly.
不情願地
He only visits his parents under sufferance. 他探望父母時縂是極不情願。 返回 sufferance