sufferance
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++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.suf·fer·ance nounChineseSyllable
you somewhere sufferance, if Corpus work on or live
sufferance
suf‧fer‧ance /ˈsʌfərəns/
noun
He was never going to let her forget she was only here on sufferance.
suf‧fer‧ance /ˈsʌfərəns/
noun Word Family: noun: sufferer, suffering, sufferance; verb: suffer; adverb: insufferably; adjective: insufferable
on sufferance formal if you live or work somewhere on sufferance, you are allowed to do it by someone who would prefer you did not do it: 