nurturance

名词 n.
/ˈnəːtʃəɹəns/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The provision of physical and emotional care. countable,uncountable
    — Rousseauist responsiveness and nurturance automatically flip over into their opposites.
  2. The act of supporting, fostering. countable,uncountable
    — The colossal stupidity of the one-party strategy has had three disastrous effects: the nurturance of right-wing Republican homophobes, the weakening and silencing of pro-gay, progressive Republicans, and the allowance of lacklustrer, liberal Democrats to exploit us at their will and ignore us at their convenience.

词形变化

nurturances plural

词源

Etymology tree
English nurture
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English nurturance
From nurture + -ance.
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