late 14c., "reality," from Old French existence, from Medieval Latin existentia/exsistentia, from existentem/exsistentem (nominative existens/exsistens) "existent," present participle of Latin existere/exsistere "stand forth, come out, emerge; appear, be visible, come to light; arise, be produced; turn into," and, as a secondary meaning, "exist, be;" from ex- "forth" (see ex-) + sistere "cause to stand" (see assist).
雙語例句
1. 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。
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2. No reference to their existence appears in any literature of the period.
這一時期的文學(xué)作品中都沒有提及他們的存在。
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3. Temperature records have unequivocally confirmed the existence of global warming.
氣溫記錄清楚無疑地證實了全球氣候正在變暖。
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4. The existence of an emotional undertow is an aspect of all politics.
具有情緒感召力是所有政治的一個方面。
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5. The real existence of a military option will come into play.