sustainmentn.

Brit.

/səˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/səˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/

Forms: late Middle English sustenement, 1500s– sustainment.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French sustenement ; sustain v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: Partly (in early use) < Middle French sustenement, soustenement (French soutenement ) help, assistance (1119 in Old French), physical support (c1150), maintenance of life, means of sustenance (both 2nd half of the 12th cent.; < sostenir , sustenir sustain v. + -ment -ment suffix), and partly < sustain v. + -ment suffix. Compare Old Occitan sostenemen (14th cent.), sostenement (15th cent.). Compare earlier sustenance n.

†1. Means of sustenance or support; esp. = sustenance n. 1a. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > sustenance or nourishment

foodOE

fosterc1000

fodnethOE

flittinga1225

livenotha1225

nourishingc1300

sustenancec1300

livelihoodc1325

nurture1340

fosteringc1386

livingc1405

nouriturea1425

nutriment?a1425

nutrition?a1425

lifehood1440

reliefa1450

nourishmentc1450

nurshingc1450

sustentationc1450

nutrimentc1485

alimenta1500

sustainmenta1500

bielda1522

creature1540

suck1584

mantiniment1588

fosterment1593

the three M's1938

a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxix. 591 Whan Arthur hadde slain Magloras the kinge that was the sustenement of the saisnes.

1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 351 They haue no other sustainment, but onely that which this tree yeeldeth.

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iii. 104 They betook them to the Woods, and liv'd by hunting, which was thir only sustainment.

1784 F. O'Gallagher Ess. First Princ. Nature: Pt. I 70 For these agents, the Creator has allotted proper sustainment.

1828 J. Ruddiman Tales & Sketches 217 Folks canna' sustain the body without nirishment or sustainment.

2. The action of sustain v. (in various senses); spec. the support or maintenance of someone or something, in later use esp. military equipment or personnel. Now chiefly U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun]

maintenancec1390

sustentation1425

keepingc1430

conservationc1447

sustenation1496

maintainment?c1500

intertenure1537

containing1567

sustainment1568

maintain1599

manutention1603

manutenency?1630

continuance1691

conservancy1884

1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde lxxxii. 135 b They began to..till the earth, for to receiue the fruits therof for the sustainment of their liues [Fr. pour en recevoir emolument necessaire à la vie].

a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 244 God..not..receiving from any place any thing for his preservation or sustainment.

1704 B. Pratt Exceeding Reasonableness frequenting Publick Prayers 82 He is our Master..(to say nothing here of our Creation, and wholly, constant Sustainment by him).

1793 J. Thelwall Ess. Animal Vitality 20 The stimuli necessary for the production and sustainment of Life can be absorbed.

1816 Q. Rev. 15 70 An unnatural and artificial sustainment of the language and imagery.

1857 C. Dickens Let. 1 June (1995) VIII. 339 In an impossible attitude for the sustainment of its weight.

1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 50 The Hebrew forerunners, in whose society his soul sought consolation and sustainment.

1935 A. E. W. Mason Sir George Alexander 100 The aid and sustainment she brought to him in their private lives were tremendous factors in the success of his management.

2009 P. Wikström Music Industry iv. 125 Live music is perhaps even more important to the growth and sustainment of a musical cluster than recorded music.

2021 Mil. Rev. Mar.–Apr. 37/1 Corruption and graft among officers at all levels further hampered the equipping and sustainment of Iraqi units.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sustainment
释义	sustainmentn. Brit. /səˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/, U.S. /səˈsteɪnm(ə)nt/ Forms: late Middle English sustenement, 1500s– sustainment. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: French sustenement ; sustain v., -ment suffix. Etymology: Partly (in early use) < Middle French sustenement, soustenement (French soutenement ) help, assistance (1119 in Old French), physical support (c1150), maintenance of life, means of sustenance (both 2nd half of the 12th cent.; < sostenir , sustenir sustain v. + -ment -ment suffix), and partly < sustain v. + -ment suffix. Compare Old Occitan sostenemen (14th cent.), sostenement (15th cent.). Compare earlier sustenance n. †1. Means of sustenance or support; esp. = sustenance n. 1a. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > [noun] > sustenance or nourishment foodOE fosterc1000 fodnethOE flittinga1225 livenotha1225 nourishingc1300 sustenancec1300 livelihoodc1325 nurture1340 fosteringc1386 livingc1405 nouriturea1425 nutriment?a1425 nutrition?a1425 lifehood1440 reliefa1450 nourishmentc1450 nurshingc1450 sustentationc1450 nutrimentc1485 alimenta1500 sustainmenta1500 bielda1522 creature1540 suck1584 mantiniment1588 fosterment1593 the three M's1938 a1500 (?c1450) Merlin xxix. 591 Whan Arthur hadde slain Magloras the kinge that was the sustenement of the saisnes. 1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Comm. Notable Thinges in tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 351 They haue no other sustainment, but onely that which this tree yeeldeth. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. iii. 104 They betook them to the Woods, and liv'd by hunting, which was thir only sustainment. 1784 F. O'Gallagher Ess. First Princ. Nature: Pt. I 70 For these agents, the Creator has allotted proper sustainment. 1828 J. Ruddiman Tales & Sketches 217 Folks canna' sustain the body without nirishment or sustainment. 2. The action of sustain v. (in various senses); spec. the support or maintenance of someone or something, in later use esp. military equipment or personnel. Now chiefly U.S. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > absence of change, changelessness > maintaining state or condition > [noun] maintenancec1390 sustentation1425 keepingc1430 conservationc1447 sustenation1496 maintainment?c1500 intertenure1537 containing1567 sustainment1568 maintain1599 manutention1603 manutenency?1630 continuance1691 conservancy1884 1568 T. Hacket tr. A. Thevet New Found Worlde lxxxii. 135 b They began to..till the earth, for to receiue the fruits therof for the sustainment of their liues [Fr. pour en recevoir emolument necessaire à la vie]. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 244 God..not..receiving from any place any thing for his preservation or sustainment. 1704 B. Pratt Exceeding Reasonableness frequenting Publick Prayers 82 He is our Master..(to say nothing here of our Creation, and wholly, constant Sustainment by him). 1793 J. Thelwall Ess. Animal Vitality 20 The stimuli necessary for the production and sustainment of Life can be absorbed. 1816 Q. Rev. 15 70 An unnatural and artificial sustainment of the language and imagery. 1857 C. Dickens Let. 1 June (1995) VIII. 339 In an impossible attitude for the sustainment of its weight. 1876 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 50 The Hebrew forerunners, in whose society his soul sought consolation and sustainment. 1935 A. E. W. Mason Sir George Alexander 100 The aid and sustainment she brought to him in their private lives were tremendous factors in the success of his management. 2009 P. Wikström Music Industry iv. 125 Live music is perhaps even more important to the growth and sustainment of a musical cluster than recorded music. 2021 Mil. Rev. Mar.–Apr. 37/1 Corruption and graft among officers at all levels further hampered the equipping and sustainment of Iraqi units. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1500
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