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单词 self-sustaining
释义

self-sustaining

adjective

self-sus·​tain·​ing ˌself-sə-ˈstā-niŋ How to pronounce self-sustaining (audio)
1
: maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort
a self-sustaining community
2
: maintaining or able to maintain itself once commenced
a self-sustaining nuclear reaction

Synonyms

  • independent
  • self-dependent
  • self-reliant
  • self-subsistent
  • self-subsisting
  • self-sufficient
  • self-supported
  • self-supporting
  • self-sustained
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Word History

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined at sense 1

self-sustaining

adjective

as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help with its own farm, the estate was largely self-sustaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • independent
  • autonomous
  • self-sustained
  • self-supporting
  • self-sufficient
  • powerful
  • self-reliant
  • self-supported
  • self-subsisting
  • self-subsistent
  • self-dependent
  • free
  • strong
  • resilient
  • self-determining
  • potent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dependent
  • reliant
  • inadequate
  • insufficient
  • incompetent
  • helpless
  • weak
  • impotent
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