cost of living

/kɔst əv ˈlɪvɪŋ/· n.(固定短语)

财经/商业B1

cost of living
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Chinese meaning

生shēng活huó成chéng本běn

维wéi持chí基jī本běn生shēng活huó所suǒ需xū的de花huā费fèi

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引yǐn发fā法fǎ国guó抗kàng议yì与yǔ纵zòng火huǒ骚sāo乱luàn的de生shēng活huó开kāi支zhī问wèn题tí

Example

Buildings and cars set on fire as cost of living protests rock France

生shēng活huó成chéng本běn抗kàng议yì席xí卷juǎn法fǎ国guó,建jiàn筑zhù物wù和hé汽qì车chē遭zāo纵zòng火huǒ焚fén烧shāo。

Source: Al Jazeera · 17 Oct 2026

Background ✎

法fǎ国guó爆bào发fā关guān于yú生shēng活huó成chéng本běn的de抗kàng议yì示shì威wēi,局jú势shì不bù断duàn升shēng级jí,示shì威wēi者zhě纵zòng火huǒ焚fén烧shāo了le汽qì车chē和hé建jiàn筑zhù物wù。

Roots · etymology

cost源自拉丁 constare;living源自古英语 lifian(活着)

  • cost(花费)+ of(的)+ living(生活,live+-ing)

Collocations

  • rising cost of living / cost of living crisis / cost-of-living adjustment

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