Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15756
extant
现存的；尚存的；未消失的
Still in existence; not extinct, destroyed, or lost.
- 1.
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
仍然存在的；未消失的。
- 2.
still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost; ; - Edward Clodd
仍然存在；未灭绝、未被毁灭或丢失
- 3.
Still alive; not extinct.
仍然活着的；未灭绝的。
仍然存在的；未消失的。；仍然存在；未灭绝、未被毁灭或丢失；仍然活着的；未灭绝的。；存留
In use
Few manuscripts from the 12th century are still extant.
The oldest extant building in the city dates back to 1640.
Despite its age, the painting remains extant and well-preserved.
extant manuscripts
specimens of graphic art found among extant barbaric folk
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。
extant + noun
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.
Connections
Collocations
- extant literature
- 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。
- extant species
- 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。
- extant manuscripts
- 现存手稿
- The extant manuscripts date from the twelfth century.现存手稿可追溯到十二世纪。
- extant records
- 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。
- extant works
- 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。
- the earliest extant
Learner notes
Memory Tip
extant 里有 ant（蚂蚁），蚂蚁存活至今，所以意为“现存的”。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.