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》