maintenance
maintenance
noun
[mass noun]
noun
[mass noun]
- the process of maintaining or preserving someone or something or the state of being maintained
维持；保持
crucial conditions for the maintenance of democratic government.
维持民主政府的关键条件。
■the process of keeping something in good condition
维护，养护
car maintenance.
汽车保养。
[as modifier]essential maintenance work.
基本的维护工作。 - the provision of financial support for a person's living expenses, or the support so provided
供养，扶养
■(亦作separate maintenance)a husband's or wife's provision for a spouse after separation or divorce
（夫妻分手或离婚后一方付给另一方的）生活费；扶养费
■(Law，historical)the former offence of aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause
(律 史)非法帮助诉讼罪
- Middle English (in the sense 'aiding a party in a legal action without lawful cause'): from Old French, from maintenir (see maintain)
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