existence
英 [?g'z?st(?)ns; eg-]
美 [?ɡ'z?st?ns]
中文詞源
英文詞源
- 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).
雙語例句
- 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。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
- 這一時期的文學作品中都沒有提及他們的存在。
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- 3. Temperature records have unequivocally confirmed the existence of global warming.
- 氣溫記錄清楚無疑地證實了全球氣候正在變暖。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The existence of an emotional undertow is an aspect of all politics.
- 具有情緒感召力是所有政治的一個方面。
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- 5. The real existence of a military option will come into play.
- 存在選擇軍事手段的切實可能這一點將會起到作用。
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