Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #15756
extant
现存的；尚存的；未消失的
核心释义
Still in existence; not extinct, destroyed, or lost.
- 1.
仍然存在的；未消失的。
Still in existence; not having disappeared.
- 2.
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
- 3.
仍然活着的；未灭绝的。
Still alive; not extinct.
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
用法In use
Few manuscripts from the 12th century are still extant.
用法提示：此处extant作形容词，表示“存留的”，修饰manuscripts。
The oldest extant building in the city dates back to 1640.
用法提示：extant作定语，修饰building，表示“现存的”。
Despite its age, the painting remains extant and well-preserved.
用法提示：extant作表语，与remain构成系表结构，表示“仍然存在”。
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
extant 里有 ant（蚂蚁），蚂蚁存活至今，所以意为“现存的”。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.