sur·viv·al /sɝˈvaɪvəl/
留住生命,生存,殘存,倖存者
sur·vi·val /-ˈvaɪvəl/ 名詞
殘存,存活者,存活率,生存,存活,殘存者,遺物,倖存
Sur·viv·al n.
1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the existence of, another person, thing, or event; an outliving.
2. Arhaeol. & Ethnol. Any habit, usage, or belief, remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often unknown, or imperfectly known.
The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the study of manners and customs. --Tylor.
Survival of the fittest. Biol. See Natural selection, under Natural.
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survival
n 1: a state of surviving; remaining alive [syn: endurance]
2: a natural process resulting in the evolution of organisms
best adapted to the environment [syn: survival of the
fittest, natural selection, selection]
3: something that survives