exist

英 [?g'z?st; eg-] 美[?ɡ'z?st]

CET4TEM4考研CET6中高頻詞基本詞匯

第三人稱單數:?exists;過去式:?existed;過去分詞:?existed;現在分詞:?existing;

exist 存在

ex-, 向外。-sist, 站，立足，詞源同extant, assist. 即站出來的，存在的。

exist: exist: [17] The ‘existential’ use of exist is a secondary development; to begin with it had the more concrete meaning ‘stand out, so as to be perceptible’. It comes from Latin existere, a compound verb formed from the prefix ex- ‘out’ and sistere ‘be placed, stand firm or still’ (a distant relative of English stand). Its original sense ‘stand out, stand forth’ developed through ‘emerge’ and ‘be visible’ to ‘exist’. The available evidence suggests that it entered English at a surprisingly late date, some centuries after the derivative existence [14] (of which the English verb may be a backformation).
=> stand, statue
exist (v.): c. 1600, from French exister (17c.), from Latin existere/exsistere "to step out, stand forth, emerge, appear; exist, be" (see existence). "The late appearance of the word is remarkable" [OED]. Related: Existed; existing.

2. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.: 實際上協議已經不復存在。

3. He thought that if he couldn't see something, it didn't exist.: 他認為自己看不見的東西就不存在。

5. Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.: 已經有各種保險計劃可以實現這一目的。