sufferance

Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

sufferance UK [ˈsʌf. ə r.ən t s] US [-ɚ-] noun [ sufferances ]
1. on sufferance
formal with unwilling permission
• He gave me a bed for a couple of nights but I felt I was there on sufferance.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Allowing and permitting ↑Unwilling and reluctant ↑Ready and willing ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasm
2. under sufferance
old-fashioned If someone does something under sufferance, they do it very unwillingly
• He only visits his parents under sufferance.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Unwilling and reluctant ↑Ready and willing ↑Lacking interest and enthusiasm

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  toleration, acceptance