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Extant

“Extant”是形容词,表示仍然存在的;幸存下来的;未被摧毁或丢失的。

  1. “There are few extant records from that period.” (那个时期的现存记录很少。)
  2. “One of the oldest buildings still extant in the city is over 500 years old.” (这座城市中现存最古老的建筑之一已有500多年的历史。)
  3. “Only three copies of the manuscript are still extant.” (手稿只有三份仍然存在。)

“Extant”来自拉丁语”exstant-”或”exstans”,是”exstare”(“突出、存在”)的现在分词,来自”ex-”(“出”)+ “stare”(“站立”)。首次记录在英语中是在16世纪中期。

“Extant”由前缀”ex-”(出)+ 词根”st-”(站立)+ 后缀”-ant”(现在分词/形容词)构成。

“Extant”常用于学术和文学语境,描述历史文献、艺术品或建筑物等仍然存在的事物。

  • 同义词: “existing”, “surviving”, “remaining”

“Extant”的音标是/ˈɛkstənt/,可以联想”ex-”(出)+ “stand”(站立),想象仍然站立存在的状态。

“Among the many ancient texts that were lost to time, only a handful remain extant. These extant manuscripts are priceless treasures, offering glimpses into civilizations long gone.” (在众多失传的古代文本中,只有少数仍然存在。这些现存的手稿是无价之宝,让我们得以一窥早已消失的文明。)