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单词 livelihood
释义 live·li·hood
\ˈlīvlēˌhu̇d, -vliˌ-\ noun
Etymology: alteration (influenced by lively (I) & -hood) of Middle English livlod, livelode course of life, livelihood, from Old English līflād course of life, from līf life + lād course, journey — more at life, lode
1. : means of support or subsistence
 < even then I had a low opinion of politics as a livelihood — W.A.White >
 < for almost 30 years the inhabitants … have obtained their livelihood from granite — American Guide Series: Minnesota >
 < by canny foraging on farm gardens, the rabbit still maintains a comfortable livelihoodAmerican Guide Series: Virginia >
2. obsolete : income-producing property : estate, patrimony
3. [lively (I) + -hood] obsolete : liveliness
Synonyms: see living
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