self-sufficiency
noun [ U ] uk/ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/ us/ˌself.səˈfɪʃ.ən.si/
自给自足
the quality or state of being able to provide everything you need, especially food, without the help of other people or countries
One way to increase food self-sufficiency is to buy local, whether it is in a farmers' market or in a store. 提高粮食自给率的一种方法是购买本地产品，无论是在农贸市场还是在商店。
After decades of self-sufficiency, domestic oil production could no longer satisfy demand. 在几十年的自给自足之后，国内石油生产已无法满足需求。
自立
the quality of being able to take care of yourself, to be happy, or to deal with problems, without help from other people
She encouraged self-sufficiency in her daughters. 她鼓励她的女儿们要自立。
See: self-sufficient
- More examples
- Government policy is to reduce dependence on food imports and to attain greater self-sufficiency in agriculture.
- Total self-sufficiency from a wind turbine is virtually impossible.
- The social enterprise achieves financial self-sufficiency through the sales of its products and services.
- His children had to learn self-sufficiency in his absence.