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单词 sufferance
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sufferance

noun
/ˈsʌfrəns/
/ˈsʌfrəns/
Word OriginMiddle English (originally referring to the suffering of something bad or unpleasant): from Anglo-Norman French suffraunce, from late Latin sufferentia, from sufferre, from sub- ‘from below’ + ferre ‘to bear’.
[uncountable]Idioms
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on sufferance
  1. if you do something on sufferance, somebody allows you to do it although they do not really want you to
    • He's only staying here on sufferance.
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