[mass noun]the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth 养料的供给;养料的摄取 a guide to good nutrition. 良好营养摄取指南。 ■food; nourishment 食物;营养物 a feeding tube gives her nutrition and water. 一根输送管给她提供养分和水。 ■the branch of science that deals with nutrients and nutrition, particularly in humans 营养学
派生 nutritional adjective nutritionally adverb 语源
late Middle English: from late Latin nutritio(n-), from nutrire 'feed, nourish'