sufferance

• n. 容許；忍耐；默許

suffer,忍受，忍耐，-ance,名詞後綴。

sufferance (n.)

c. 1300, "enduring of hardship, affliction, etc.," also "allowance of wrongdoing," from Old French suffrance, from Late Latin sufferentia, from sufferens, present participle of sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure" (see suffer).

1. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.

政府當局人員是在軍方勉強同意後才到達那裏的。

來自柯林斯例句

2. His party held office on sufferance.

他的政黨勉強獲勝。

來自柯林斯例句

3. An O'Hara a poor relation, living on charity bread and sufferance!

一個奧哈拉家的人作為窮親戚, 看人家的施舍臉色過苦日子嗎?

來自飄（部分）

4. He have been allowed to live in the house on sufferance.

他被默許住在此住宅中.

來自互聯網

5. He is here on sufferance.

他勉強被容許留在這裏.

來自互聯網