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existence

英[ɪg'zɪst(ə)ns;eg-] 美[ɪɡ'zɪstəns]
  • n. 存在,实在;生存,生活;存在物,实在物

词态变化


复数: existences;

中文词源


existence 存在

来自exist, 存在。

英文词源


existence (n.)
late 14c., "reality," from Old French existence, from Medieval Latin existentia/exsistentia, from existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens) "existent," present participle of Latin existere/exsistere "stand forth, come out, emerge; appear, be visible, come to light; arise, be produced; turn into," and, as a secondary meaning, "exist, be;" from ex- "forth" (see ex-) + sistere "cause to stand" (see assist).

双语例句


1. He had been a rock in the shifting sands of her existence.
他一直是她曲折坎坷的生活中的主心骨。

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2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
这一时期的文学作品中都没有提及他们的存在。

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3. Temperature records have unequivocally confirmed the existence of global warming.
气温记录清楚无疑地证实了全球气候正在变暖。

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4. The existence of an emotional undertow is an aspect of all politics.
具有情绪感召力是所有政治的一个方面。

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5. The real existence of a military option will come into play.
存在选择军事手段的切实可能这一点将会起到作用。

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