extant
Significado: Still in existence; surviving, especially when others of its kind have been lost or destroyed.
Extant is the opposite of 'extinct' and is used to describe things that have survived when many similar items have not — extant manuscripts, extant species, extant copies of a rare book. The word implies survival against the odds or the passage of time. It is standard in academic, historical, and scientific writing but rare in everyday speech. It should not be confused with 'extent' (the size or scope of something), a common error. It typically appears before the noun it modifies: 'the earliest extant copy.'
Ejemplos
- The Lindisfarne Gospels is one of the finest extant examples of Anglo-Saxon illuminated manuscript art. 《林迪斯法恩福音书》是现存最精美的盎格鲁-撒克逊彩饰手抄本艺术之一。Los Evangelios de Lindisfarne son uno de los más hermosos ejemplos conservados del arte de los manuscritos iluminados anglosajones.リンディスファーン福音書は、現存するアングロサクソンの装飾写本芸術の中でも最も美しいもののひとつである。린디스판 복음서는 현존하는 앵글로색슨 채색 사본 예술 중 가장 뛰어난 사례 중 하나이다.
- Only three extant copies of the first edition are known to exist, all held in private collections. 目前已知仅存三册初版,均为私人收藏。Solo se conocen tres ejemplares existentes de la primera edición, todos en colecciones privadas.初版の現存する部数はわずか3冊とされ、すべて個人のコレクションに所蔵されている。초판의 현존하는 부수는 3부에 불과한 것으로 알려져 있으며, 모두 개인 소장품으로 보관되어 있다.
- The platypus is one of only five extant species of egg-laying mammals in the world. 鸭嘴兽是世界上仅存的五种卵生哺乳动物之一。El ornitorrinco es una de las únicas cinco especies vivientes de mamíferos que ponen huevos.カモノハシは世界に現存するわずか5種の卵生哺乳類のうちの1種である。오리너구리는 세계에 현존하는 단 5종의 난생 포유류 중 하나이다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: academic, scientific, literary
Tono: neutral
Origen e historia
From Latin exstantem (standing out, existing), present participle of exstare (to stand out, exist), from ex- (out) + stare (to stand). Entered English in the 16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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