existence

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existence /ɪgˈzɪstəns/ noun

plural existences

existence

/ɪgˈzɪstəns/

noun

plural existences

Learner's definition of EXISTENCE

[noncount] : the state of existing存在: such as

a : the fact of having actual being : the state of being real现实存在；实有

the existence of ghosts鬼魂的存在
She began to doubt the existence of God.她开始怀疑上帝的存在。
the largest animal/building in existence [=the largest animal/building that exists]现存最大的动物/建筑
We shouldn't deny the existence of these problems. [=we shouldn't deny that these problems are present or real]我们不应该否认这些问题的存在。
long before the country had come into existence [=begun to exist; come to have actual being]早在这个国家成立以前
The company has since gone out of existence. [=it no longer exists]这家公司从此不复存在。

b : the state of continuing to be or to live存活；生存

The organization is engaged in a struggle for (its) existence.这个组织正在为其生存而奋斗。
I owe my very existence [=life] to their courage. [=I am alive because of their courage]全靠他们的勇气，我才得以活下来。

[count] : a particular way of living生存方式 — usually singular通常用单数