non-existence

IPA/ˌnɒn ɪɡˈzɪstəns/
IPA/ˌnɑːn ɪɡˈzɪstəns/

non-existence — 名詞

1. the state in which a person, thing, or idea does not exist at all, or is only im

1.名詞C1
釋義

不存在

某事物根本沒有存在或並不真實

the state in which a person, thing, or idea does not exist at all, or is only imagined rather than real

例句

The report confirmed the non-existence of any school records before 1950.

報告證實，1950 年前的學校紀錄根本不存在。

confirm the non-existence of + noun phrase

Police cited the non-existence of camera footage from the broken system.

警方指出，壞掉的系統裡根本不存在任何監視畫面。

formal pattern: the non-existence of evidence

常見搭配
  • the non-existence of evidence
  • the non-existence of records
  • prove the non-existence of
  • confirm the non-existence of
同義詞
  • absence

    more general and common; often means something is not present, not that it has no reality

  • lack

    usually focuses on something needed but missing, with a less formal tone

  • unreality

    focuses more on something seeming unreal than on literal absence

反義詞
  • existence

    the direct opposite meaning of being real or present

  • reality

    emphasizes actual truth or real presence

文法句型

the non-existence of + noun

prove the non-existence of + noun

confirm the non-existence of + noun

用法筆記

Usually appears in formal statements, arguments, and reports rather than everyday conversation. It most often occurs before 'of' plus a noun naming something said to be absent, unreal, or impossible to prove.

常見錯誤

The witness proved non-existence of the file.
The witness proved the non-existence of the file.
This noun normally takes 'the' in the common pattern 'the non-existence of ...'.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

常用片語

  • prove the non-existence of
  • confirm the non-existence of
  • argue for the non-existence of

介系詞搭配

  • the non-existence of