existence
- 英式英标[ɪɡ\'zɪstəns]
- 美式音标[ɪg\'zɪst(ə)ns; eg-]
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).
实用例句
- 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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