maintenance

英 ['meɪnt(ə)nəns; -tɪn-] 美 ['mentənəns]
  • n. 维护,维修;保持;生活费用

助记提示


1. man- / manu- => main- + ten- + -ance.
2. => hold in the hand, keep in the hand.
3. => practice habitually, practice continually; keep (a wife), sustain; keep oneself, support, defend in speech.
4. maintain => maintenance.

中文词源


maintenance 维持,保持

来自maintain的名词形式。

英文词源


maintenance (n.)
mid-14c., "bearing, deportment," from Old French maintenance "upkeep; shelter, protection,: from maintenir (see maintain). Meaning "action of upholding or keeping in being" is from early 15c. "Action of providing a person with the necessities of life" is from late 14c.

双语例句


1. In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.
这些机器将来会需要备件和维修保养。

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2. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself.
她对车子本身没有进行半点养护。

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3. Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance.
除了给轮胎充气外,我没做过任何汽车保养。

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4. She was a high-maintenance girl who needed lots of attention.
她是个很缠人的女孩,需要很多的关注。

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5. Absentee fathers will be forced to pay child maintenance.
缺席的父亲将会被强制要求支付孩子的抚养费。

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