Existence
[ ?ɡ'z?st?ns ]
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n. 存在，實在;生活，生活方式;實體，存在物;
?? 詞根助記
ex出+ist站立+ence名詞后綴 →存在，生存
?? 例句
The essence of policy is the existence of discretion.
政策的重點是進行慎重判斷。
A statement asserting the existence of a trend is existential, not universal.
斷定有某種趨勢存在的命題是存在命題而不是全稱命題。
Empirical evidence for the existence of population traps is not substantial.
關于人口陷井存在的經驗證據還不夠充分。
bring into existence
使產生
a struggle for existence
爭取生存的斗爭
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ ex-10只鵝,is-是,ten-十,ce-拼音“廁”:10只鵝是生存在10個廁所的
※ ex-拼音“惡心”,is-是,ten-十,ce-拼音“廁”:惡心的是那十個廁所依然存在
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?? 反義詞
?? 詞根
-sist-表示“站立”
?? 牛津釋義
existence
n
1 [U] state or fact of existing 存在
Do you believe in the existence of ghosts? 你相信有鬼嗎?
This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence, ie that exists. 這是現存最早的希伯來語手稿.
When did the world come into existence, ie begin to exist? 世界是什麼時候產生的?
I was unaware of his existence until now. 現在我才知道有他這麼個人.
2
(a) [sing] manner of living, esp when this is difficult, boring, etc; way of living 生活（尤指艱苦、 無聊等的生活）; 生活方式
We led a happy enough existence as children. 我們小時候的生活過得很愉快.
living a miserable existence miles from the nearest town 在遠離城鎮的偏僻地區, 過著凄慘的日子.
(b) [sing, U]
continuance in life; survival 生存; 存活
The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence, ie for existence itself. 農民要靠豐收才能活命.
They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary. 他們靠他微薄的薪金勉強 口.
3 (idm 習語) the bane of sb's existence => bane.
?? 考研助記
后綴:ence 構成抽象名詞
?? 擴展釋義
*[ig'zist?ns]n. 存在, 生存【法】 存在, 存在狀態, 實體相關詞組: come into existence in existence put out of existence
?? 同詞根單詞
?? 同為「高中」詞匯
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Certainly.
當然可以。
Disease of the soul are more dangerous than those of the body.
心靈上的疾病比肉體上的疾病更危險。
Is she coming later?
她晚些時候會來嗎？