单词 | extant |
释义 | extantex·tant /ɪkˈstænt/ adjectiveadj formal EXISTstill existing in spite of being very old 〔虽古老却〕尚存的,现存的 Few of the manuscripts are still extant. 手稿大都散佚无存。 Examples from the Corpus extant• More amenable land had become available and J.H. Taylor was commissioned to design the course still largely extant.• The last extant chancery bond is dated 21 June.• It is closely related to a longer version extant in four manuscripts three of which assign it to him.• Finished, the 4-foot-high platform was three times larger than any stage extant in San Francisco.• This is one of the few extant manuscripts.• Fossils may tie them to the ungulates, but they seem quite distinct from any extant member of the group.• In the few extant representations she is always shown as veiled.• However, the significance of this is questionable, as extant specimens all emanate from a single obverse die. (1500-1600) Latin exstans, present participle of exstare “to stand out, exist”, from stare “to stand” |
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