名詞 subsistence:

1. minimal (or marginal) resources for subsisting
2. a means of surviving
3. the state of existing in reality; having substance

1. But the harsh words of the father in a drunken moment of excessive ancestral pride cause a dignified departure with the conciliatory donation of half her means of subsistence and the intimation that she is rejoining her husband.
   但父親在一次酒后的刺耳話語中說了一些有關(guān)家世過分驕矜的話，使苔絲傲然離開了家。她把自己一半的生活費留給父母，并告訴他們她要去找丈夫團聚。