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sufferance
UK ['sʌf.ər.ənts] US [-ɚ-] noun
on sufferance formal
■with unwilling permission 经勉强同意，勉强允许地•He gave me a bed for a couple of nights but I felt I was there on sufferance.他让我住上几个晚上，但我感觉自己在那里并不受欢迎。 under sufferance old-fashioned
■If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very unwillingly 不情愿地•He only visits his parents under sufferance.他探望父母时总是极不情愿。 |