Maintenance
[ 'ment?n?ns ]
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n. 維持，保持;保養，保管;維護;維修;
?? 詞根助記
main手+ten拿住+ance表名詞 → 用手拿住 → 維持
?? 例句
Energy used for maintenance increases with the size of the animal.
用之于維持的能量隨著動物的體重增大而增加。
a maintenance allowance
生活補助津貼
Both have their due office and place in the maintenance of Religion.
二者在護持宗教上都有相當的責任和地位。
Food, clothing and shelter are needful for the maintenance of health.
衣、食、住是維持健康所必需的。
George has been had up for not paying maintenance to his ex-wife.
喬治因沒有支付前妻的贍養費而被法庭受審。
?? 聯想助記
【記】main-主要的,ten-十,an-一,ce-拼音“測”:主要的十種物質只有一種經過了測試,可以供給贍養費
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?? 詞根
-tact-表示“觸摸”
常見變體有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
?? 牛津釋義
maintenance
n[U]
1 maintaining or being maintained 保持; 維持; 贍養; 保養; 維修; 堅持
the maintenance of good relations between countries 保持國與國之間的友好關系
price maintenance 保持價格不變
money for the maintenance of one's family 養家的錢
He's taking classes in car maintenance. 他正在上汽車維修課.
[attrib 作定語]
a maintenance man, gang, van 維修工人、 隊、 車.
2 (law 律) money that one is legally required to pay to support sb （根據法律須付的）贍養費, 扶養費
He has to pay maintenance to his ex-wife. 他必須負擔前妻的生活費用. Cf 參看 alimony.
?? 考研助記
來自maintain , manu 手 + tain 得到，堅持；remain + sustain
?? 醫學釋義
維修，保養
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I see. What do you want to do next fall?
我明白了。今年秋季你打算干什么？
But there's another thing, Pierre. I have no jewellery to wear.
不過，比爾，還有一件事。我還沒有首飾戴哩。
Bye.
再見。