extant

IPA/ekˈstænt/
KK[ˈɛkstənt]IPA/ekˈstænt/

extant — adjective

  • extantpositive
  • more extantcomparative
  • most extantsuperlative

1. remaining in the world and not gone, often from a much earlier time.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

remaining in the world and not gone, often from a much earlier time.

例句

These are the oldest extant maps of the harbor.

the oldest extant + noun

Only two copies of the play are extant today.

be extant

同義詞
  • existing

    the broad everyday choice, without the special idea of age

  • surviving

    stresses that something continued after loss, damage, or danger

  • remaining

    focuses on what is left after some part has disappeared

反義詞
  • lost

    used when an object or record can no longer be found

  • destroyed

    says the thing no longer exists because it was damaged or ruined

  • extinct

    used mainly for living species rather than documents or buildings

文法句型

extant + records/manuscripts/buildings/species

the oldest extant + noun

be/remain + extant

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal writing about old records, artworks, buildings, or species. It often comes before a noun, and everyday speech normally prefers words like 'existing' or 'still there'.