exist

英 [ɪg'zɪst; eg-] 美 [ɪɡ'zɪst]

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※ 提供单词"exist"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照，中英文词源、例句和用法等。

exist 存在

ex-, 向外。-sist, 站，立足，词源同extant, assist. 即站出来的，存在的。

exist: exist: [17] The ‘existential’ use of exist is a secondary development; to begin with it had the more concrete meaning ‘stand out, so as to be perceptible’. It comes from Latin existere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and sistere ‘be placed, stand firm or still’ (a distant relative of English stand). Its original sense ‘stand out, stand forth’ developed through ‘emerge’ and ‘be visible’ to ‘exist’. The available evidence suggests that it entered English at a surprisingly late date, some centuries after the derivative existence [14] (of which the English verb may be a backformation).
=> stand, statue
exist (v.): c. 1600, from French exister (17c.), from Latin existere/exsistere "to step out, stand forth, emerge, appear; exist, be" (see existence). "The late appearance of the word is remarkable" [OED]. Related: Existed; existing.

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2. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.: 实际上协议已经不复存在。

3. He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist.: 他认为自己看不见的东西就不存在。

5. Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.: 已经有各种保险计划可以实现这一目的。