Question

aliment
al.i.ment  AHD[²l“…-m…nt]   DJ[6#l*m*nt]  KK[6#l*m*nt]
n.（名词）
1.Something that nourishes; food.
    食物；营养物：滋补身体的东西；食物
2.Something that supports or sustains.
    养料：赖以支持或维持生命的东西
v.tr.（及物动词）  al.i.ment.ed,al.i.ment.ing,al.i.ments[-mµnt”]  
    To supply with sustenance, such as food:
    供养：向…提供生活必需品，如食物：
    required by court order to aliment the abandoned family.
    依法庭的判决供养被遗弃的家庭
ORIGIN
1.Middle English
    中古英语
2.from Latinalimentum
    源自 拉丁语alimentum
3.fromalere [to nourish] * see  al-²
    源自alere [滋养] *参见 al-²
DERIVATIVES
▪al”imen“tal  AHD:  [-mµn“tl] （形容词）
▪al”imen“tally  adv.（副词）