c. 1300, "enduring of hardship, affliction, etc.," also "allowance of wrongdoing," from Old French suffrance, from Late Latin sufferentia, from sufferens, present participle of sufferre "to bear, undergo, endure" (see suffer).
雙語例句
1. The civilian authorities are only there on sufferance of the military.
政府當局人員是在軍方勉強同意后才到達那里的。
來自柯林斯例句
2. His party held office on sufferance.
他的政黨勉強獲勝。
來自柯林斯例句
3. An O'Hara a poor relation, living on charity bread and sufferance!
一個奧哈拉家的人作為窮親戚, 看人家的施舍臉色過苦日子嗎?
來自飄（部分）
4. He have been allowed to live in the house on sufferance.