单词 | extant |
释义 | Word Frequency extant(ɛkˈstænt, ˈɛkstənt) adjective ▶ USAGE Extant is sometimes wrongly used simply to say that something exists, without any connotationof survival: plutonium is perhaps the deadliest element in existence (not the deadliest element extant)1. still in existence; surviving 2. archaic standing out; protruding Word origin C16: from Latin exstāns standing out, from exstāre, from stāre to stand |
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