coexist
/ˌkəʊɪgˈzɪst/verb
no obj.
1- exist at the same time or in the same place同时存在; 共存：
traditional and modern values coexist in Africa.
在非洲, 传统价值观和现代价值观同时存在。
1.1
- (of nations or peoples) exist in mutual tolerance despite different ideologies or interests（国家, 民族）和平共处：
the task of diplomacy was to help different states to coexist.
外交的任务是帮助不同的国家和平共处。
派生词
coexistence
nouncoexistent
adjective词源
mid 17th cent.: from late Latin coexistere, from co- 'together' + existere 'exist', from ex- 'out' + sister 'take a stand'.