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.
雙語例句
1. I would have to learn, little by little, to exist alone.
我得慢慢學會獨自生活。
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2. For all practical purposes the treaty has already ceased to exist.
實際上協議已經不復存在。
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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。
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4. I exist from one visit to the next.
我的生活就是一個接一個的訪問。
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5. Various insurance schemes already exist for this purpose.