a means of earning money in order to live synonym living赚钱谋生的手段;生计 Communities on the island depended on whaling for their livelihood. 岛上的居民靠捕鲸为生。 a means/source of livelihood 生计;生活来源
Extra ExamplesThe boat was his main source of livelihood. 这条船是他主要的生活来源。 The new law threatens the livelihood of thousands of farmers. 新法律对数以千计农民的生计造成威胁。 an insurance policy to secure your livelihood in old age 使您晚年生活有保障的保险单
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + livelihood- earn
- gain
- provide
- …
- depend on something
- a means of livelihood
- a source of livelihood
Word OriginOld English līflād ‘way of life’, from līf ‘life’ + lād ‘course’ (see lode). The change in the word's form in the 16th cent. was due to association with lively and -hood.