maintenance
英 ['me?nt(?)n?ns; -t?n-]
美 ['ment?n?ns]
助記提示
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.
中文詞源
maintenance 維持，保持來自maintain的名詞形式。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. In the future the machines will need spare parts and maintenance.
- 這些機器將來會需要備件和維修保養。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. She did none of the maintenance on the vehicle itself.
- 她對車子本身沒有進行半點養護。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Other than blowing up a tyre I hadn't done any car maintenance.
- 除了給輪胎充氣外，我沒做過任何汽車保養。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. She was a high-maintenance girl who needed lots of attention.
- 她是個很纏人的女孩，需要很多的關注。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Absentee fathers will be forced to pay child maintenance.
- 缺席的父親將會被強制要求支付孩子的撫養費。
來自柯林斯例句