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maintenance

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

英英释意


1. activity involved in maintaining something in good working order;
"he wrote the manual on car care"
2. means of maintenance of a family or group
3. court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
4. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence;
"they were in want of sustenance"
"fishing was their main sustainment"