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existence

美 [ɪɡˈzɪstəns]英 [ɪɡˈzɪstəns]
  • n.存在;(尤指艰难或无聊的)生活,生活方式;实有

复数: existences

exist v.存在 + -ence 性质;状态

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existenceexistence

noun

1

存在;实有
the state or fact of being real or living or of being present

I was unaware of his existence until today.

直到今天我才知道有他这么个人。

This is the oldest Hebrew manuscript in existence .

这是现存最古老的希伯来语手稿。

Pakistan came into existence as an independent country after the war.

巴基斯坦在战后开始作为一个独立的国家存在。

a crisis that threatens the industry's continued existence

对这一行业的继续存在构成威胁的危机

2

(尤指艰难或无聊的)生活,生活方式
a way of living especially when this is difficult or boring

The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment.

这家人在狭小的公寓里艰难度日。

We led a poor but happy enough existence as children.

我们儿时的生活虽然贫穷却过得很愉快。

They eke out a precarious existence (= they have hardly enough money to live on) .

他们勉强维持着朝不保夕的生活。

The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence (= in order to continue to live) .

农民靠丰收才能活命。

existence

频次

  • 1
    N-UNCOUNT 存在;实有
    The existence of something is the fact that it is present in the world as a real thing.

    ...the existence of other galaxies...

    其他星系的存在

  • 2
    N-COUNT (尤指逆境中的)生活,生活方式
    You can refer to someone's way of life as an existence, especially when they live under difficult conditions.

    You may be stuck with a miserable existence for the rest of your life...

    你可能一辈子都要过着悲惨的生活。

noun

1
everything that exists anywhere
they study the evolution of the universe
the biggest tree in existence
Synonym: universe creation world cosmos macrocosm
2
the state or fact of existing
a point of view gradually coming into being
laws in existence for centuries
Synonym: being beingness

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  1. The existence of God is beyond human understanding .

    上帝的存在与否是超出人类所能理解的。

  2. She conjectured the existence of a completely new species .

    她推测有一个全新物种存在。

  3. We led a poor but happy enough existence as children .

    我们儿时的生活虽然贫穷却过得很愉快。

  4. The peasants depend on a good harvest for their very existence .

    农民靠丰收才能活命。

  5. I was unaware of his existence until today .

    直到今天我才知道有他这么个人。

  6. Most religions posit the existence of life after death .

    大多数宗教都假定人死后生命仍存在。

  7. The family endured a miserable existence in a cramped apartment .

    这家人在狭小的公寓里艰难度日。

  8. I lead a pretty mundane existence .

    我过着相当平淡的生活。

  9. She felt estranged from her former existence .

    她感到自己已脱离了过去的生活方式。

  10. This has led scientists to speculate on the existence of other galaxies .

    这就使得科学家推测还有其他星系存在。

  11. She contemplated the sterility of her existence .

    她思量着自己空虚无聊的生活。

  12. They eke out a precarious existence .

    他们勉强维持着朝不保夕的生活。

  13. The real existence of a military option will come into play

    存在选择军事手段的切实可能这一点将会起到作用。

  14. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period .

    这一时期的文学作品中都没有提及他们的存在。

  15. You may be stuck with a miserable existence for the rest of your life

    你可能一辈子都要过着悲惨的生活。

  16. Public worries about accidents are threatening the very existence of the nuclear power industry .

    公众对事故的担忧正威胁着核能工业的生存。

  17. Denial of the Mafia 's existence is nothing new .

    否认黑手党的存在并不是什么新鲜事。

  18. Anxiety comes from not being able to orient yourself in your own existence .

    不能适应生活便会产生焦虑。

  19. He now faces another crisis in his helter-skelter existence .

    他乱糟糟的生活中现在又面临着另一个危机。

  20. 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。

  21. They seek strong sensations to dull their sense of a meaningless existence .

    为了冲淡生活毫无意义的感觉,他们追求强烈的刺激。

  22. Her father was in the army and the family led a peripatetic existence .

    她父亲是军人,所以全家人随军过着一种流动的生活。

  23. The existence of more than one agency with power to intervene can lead to children falling through the net .

    多个部门都可干预的事实可能会导致一些孩子被遗漏。

  24. The existence of an emotional undertow is an aspect of all politics .

    具有情绪感召力是所有政治的一个方面。

  25. The worst-paid live a hand-to-mouth existence without medical or other benefits .

    收入最低者过着只能勉强糊口的日子,没有医疗补助或其他福利。

  26. I was left with puzzlement as to the existence or non-existence of God

    我对上帝存在与否还是困惑不解。

  27. Their day-to-day existence was routine .

    他们的日常生活很平淡。

  28. Surely my existence cannot be so purposeless ?

    当然我的存在不能如此没有意义吧?

  29. Her existence was lightened by bits of gossip .

    她的生活靠了飞短流长才不那么乏味。

  30. He was eking out an existence on a few francs a day .

    他每天就靠几法郎勉强度日。

后缀
e-性质;状态

audience n. 观众

aud 听 + -i- + -ence 性质;状态

difference n. 差别

differ v.不同 + -ence 性质;状态

reference n. 参考,参照,查阅

refer v.提到 + -ence 性质;状态

science n. 科学

sci 知道 + -ence 性质;状态

competence n. 能力

compet(e) 竞争 + -ence 性质;状态

evidence n. 根据

e- 向外,离开 + vid 看 + -ence 性质;状态

independence n. 独立(之日)

in- 不,无 + depend v.视…而定 + -ence 性质;状态

intelligence n. 智力

intel- 在...中间 + lig 选择 + -ence 性质;状态

patience n. 耐心

pati- 忍受 + -ence 性质;状态

preference n. 偏爱

prefer v.更喜爱 + -ence 性质;状态

silence n. 寂静

sil- 安静 + -ence 性质;状态

violence n. 暴力

viol 暴力,力量 + -ence 性质;状态

absence n. 缺席

ab- 离去,相反 + s- 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

confidence n. 信心

con- 表强调 + fid 信任;信念 + -ence 性质;状态

consequence n. 结果

con- 共同,一起 + sequ 跟随 + -ence 性质;状态

occurrence n. 发生

occur 发生 + -r- + -ence 性质;状态

presence n. 在场

pre- ...前的 + s- 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

residence n. 住宅

resid(e) 住;居留 + -ence 性质;状态

correspondence n. 来往信件

correspond 相应,通信 + -ence 性质;状态

inference n. 推论

infer v.推断 + -ence 性质;状态

coincidence n. 巧合

coincide v.同时发生 + -ence 性质;状态

essence n. 本质

ess 存在 + -ence 性质;状态

incidence n. 发生范围

in- 在内,进入,使 + cid 落下,降临 + -ence 性质;状态

  • 词语搭配

existence与以下词性连用

v.

come into existence

开始存在;出现;成立

deny the existence

否认存在

adj.

continued existence

持续的存在(或生活)

daily existence

每日的存在(或生活)

everyday existence

日常存在(或生活)