existent

英[ɪg'zɪst(ə)nt;eg-] 美[ɪɡ'zɪstənt]
  • n. 生存者;存在的事物
  • adj. 存在的;生存的

英文词源


existent (adj.)
1560s, a back-formation from existence, or else from Latin existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens), present participle of existere/exsistere (see existence).

双语例句


1. This policy, they say, is at best confused and at worst non-existent.
有人说这项政策往好里说是混乱不堪,往坏里说就是形同虚设。

来自柯林斯例句

2. You'll take everything you're offered yet your own generosity is virtually non-existent.
你倒是来者不拒,照单全收,可你自己实际上却一毛不拔。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Their remedy lay within the range of existent technology.
他们的治疗方法利用现有技术可以实现。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Hygiene was non-existent: no running water, no bathroom.
卫生根本谈不上:没有自来水、没有卫生间。

来自柯林斯例句

5. creatures existent in nature
自然界中现存的生物

来自《权威词典》