Word · Frequency #25547
existent
存在的；现有的；实际的
existing or occurring in fact; having life or being; actual rather than imaginary
- 1.
existing; having life or being, current; occurring now
存在的；有生命或存在的,当前的；现在发生的
- 2.
having existence or being or actuality
存在的；真实的
- 3.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; ; ; ; ; ; - Longfellow
事实上存在的；经证实的；非虚幻的
- 4.
presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
实际存在的,非潜在或可能的
存在的；有生命或存在的,当前的；现在发生的；存在的；真实的；事实上存在的；经证实的；非虚幻的；实际存在的,非潜在或可能的；存在的
In use
Is this problem existent in your community?
The existent data supports our hypothesis.
Many people deny the existent threat of climate change.
an attempt to refine the existent machinery to make it more efficient
be existent
The phenomenon is existent in many cultures.
这种现象在许多文化中都存在。
existent + noun
existent 常用于正式或学术语境，修饰名词表示‘现有的’。
We need to analyze the existent data.
我们需要分析现有的数据。
noun + existent
后置定语结构较正式，常见于法律或哲学文本。
Connections
Collocations
- already existent
- 已经存在的
- The new rule applies only to contracts already existent at the time of passage.新规则只适用于通过时已经存在的合同。
- currently existent
- 目前存在的
- We must protect all currently existent species.我们必须保护所有目前存在的物种。
- actually existent
- 真实存在的
- The hypothesis must be tested against actually existent conditions.该假设必须根据真实存在的条件进行检验。
- existent object
- 存在物；存在客体
- In ontology, an existent object is something that has being.在本体论中，存在物就是具有存在的事物。
- existent data
- 现有数据
- The update operation modifies existent data rather than creating new records.更新操作修改现有数据，而不是创建新记录。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拆成 exist（存在）+ent（形容词尾）＝存在的；想象一枚印章实实在在地存在纸上。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、哲学或法律文本 该词为正式用语，通常用于书面语或学术讨论；日常口语中更常使用 existing。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: resistant, insistent, persistent, consistent (all have stressed /ɪstənt/). Lookalikes: different and patient end in -ent but are pronounced with different stressed vowels, so they do not rhyme with existent.
Learn the forms together
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.