Existence
[ ɪɡ'zɪstəns ]
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n. 存在，实在;生活，生活方式;实体，存在物;
💡 词根助记
ex出+ist站立+ence名词后缀 →存在，生存
📝 例句
The essence of policy is the existence of discretion.
政策的重点是进行慎重判断。
A statement asserting the existence of a trend is existential, not universal.
断定有某种趋势存在的命题是存在命题而不是全称命题。
Empirical evidence for the existence of population traps is not substantial.
关于人口陷井存在的经验证据还不够充分。
bring into existence
使产生
a struggle for existence
争取生存的斗争
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ ex-10只鹅,is-是,ten-十,ce-拼音“厕”:10只鹅是生存在10个厕所的
※ ex-拼音“恶心”,is-是,ten-十,ce-拼音“厕”:恶心的是那十个厕所依然存在
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-sist-表示“站立”
📖 牛津释义
existence
n
1 [U] state or fact of existing 存在
Do you believe in the existence of ghosts? 你相信有鬼吗?
This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence, ie that exists. 这是现存最早的希伯来语手稿.
When did the world come into existence, ie begin to exist? 世界是什麽时候产生的?
I was unaware of his existence until now. 现在我才知道有他这麽个人.
2
(a) [sing] manner of living, esp when this is difficult, boring, etc; way of living 生活（尤指艰苦、 无聊等的生活）; 生活方式
We led a happy enough existence as children. 我们小时候的生活过得很愉快.
living a miserable existence miles from the nearest town 在远离城镇的偏僻地区, 过著凄惨的日子.
(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. 农民要靠丰收才能活命.
They eke out a bare existence (ie They scarcely manage) on his low salary. 他们靠他微薄的薪金勉强 口.
3 (idm 习语) the bane of sb's existence => bane.
🎯 考研助记
后缀:ence 构成抽象名词
🔁 扩展释义
*[ig'zistәns]n. 存在, 生存【法】 存在, 存在状态, 实体相关词组: come into existence in existence put out of existence
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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You won't believe it, Grandpa,
你绝不会相信， 爷爷，
These clothes are very beautiful, but I can't afford to pay that much.
这些衣服很漂亮，但是我买不起。
I'm sure I can do better than that.
我肯定会超过1分12秒的。