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sth is extant
表示某物仍然存在，通常用于正式或学术语境。
Several manuscripts are extant.
几份手稿仍然存留。
现存的；尚存的；未消失的
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现存的；尚存的；未消失的
Still in existence; not extinct, destroyed, or lost.
Several manuscripts are extant.
几份手稿仍然存留。
仍然存在的；未消失的。
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
仍然存在；未灭绝、未被毁灭或丢失
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; ; - Edward Clodd
仍然活着的；未灭绝的。
Still alive; not extinct.
Few manuscripts from the 12th century are still extant.
12世纪的手稿存留至今的很少。
AI contextual example
The oldest extant building in the city dates back to 1640.
该市现存最古老的建筑可以追溯到1640年。
AI contextual example
Despite its age, the painting remains extant and well-preserved.
尽管年代久远，这幅画仍然存留且保存完好。
AI contextual example
extant manuscripts
现存的手稿。
WordNet
表示某物仍然存在，通常用于正式或学术语境。
Several manuscripts are extant.
几份手稿仍然存留。
形容词直接修饰名词，表示现存的、未灭绝的。
The park protects the last extant specimens of this tree.
该公园保护了这种树最后的现存样本。
用副词still强调持续存在，常用于对比过去与现在。
The tradition is still extant in some rural areas.
这个传统在一些农村地区仍然存在。
Not this
Many ancient manuscripts are still exist.
Use this
Many ancient manuscripts are still extant.
词性混淆：'exist' 是动词，不能作为形容词跟在 'are' 后面作表语；'extant' 是形容词，意为'存留的'，正确表达是 'are still extant'。
Not this
The original document is no longer extent.
Use this
The original document is no longer extant.
拼写混淆：'extent' 是名词，意为'程度'，不能用作形容词；'extant' 是形容词，意为'存留的'，应使用 'extant'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
现存文献
The extant literature on this topic is surprisingly sparse.
关于这一主题的现存文献出奇地稀少。
现存物种
Only a few extant species of this ancient family survive today.
这个古老家族如今只有少数现存物种存续。
现存手稿
The extant manuscripts date from the twelfth century.
现存手稿可追溯到十二世纪。
现存记录
No extant records describe the ceremony in detail.
现存的记录中没有详细描述这一仪式的。
现存作品
These are the artist's only extant works from that period.
这些是该艺术家那个时期仅有的现存作品。
现存最早的
This is the earliest extant copy of the poem.
这是该诗歌现存最早的抄本。
《传世》（意为“仍然存在的”）
The CBS science-fiction series 'Extant' takes its title from the English word 'extant', which means still in existence.
CBS科幻剧《传世》的剧名来自英语单词“extant”，意为仍然存在。
Use extant naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
extant 里有 ant（蚂蚁），蚂蚁存活至今，所以意为“现存的”。
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、历史文献、法律文书 extant 多用于正式或书面语境，比较常见于学术、历史或法律类文本中；日常口语中较少使用。
None of these words rhymes with 'extant' because the stressed vowel or following consonants differ. The spellings 'extent' and 'extinct' look similar to 'extant' but are pronounced with stress on the second syllable: /ɪkˈstɛnt/ and /ɪkˈstɪŋkt/. The -ant words share only the unstressed final syllable /ənt/ with 'extant'.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WIKTIONARY.