extant

/ek'stænt/ uk　 词频 #14599

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extant 是什么意思

中文释义

a. 现存的, 未毁的

英文释义

a. still in existence; not extinct or destroyed or lost

extant 的真实例句

以下例句摘自真实英文文章，看看 extant 在自然语境里怎么用：

We are still probing these other places, looking and sniffing around to search for life, extant or otherwise.

—— What’s the weirdest planet in the solar system?

Once, my grandfather announced that he’d found a roll of film with the only extant footage of my father’s childhood.

—— When Your Digital Life Vanishes

Less reproachable, though, was Colossal’s interest in partnering with scientists who, like vonHoldt and Brzeski, focus on extant species that are endangered.

—— Colossal Biosciences said it cloned red wolves. Is it for real?

While we cannot determine if the tracks we have identified were made by the extant hamerkop (Scopus umbretta) or the extinct Scopus xenopus, a hamerkop origin is clear.

—— Bird and tortoise fossil tracks on South Africa's coast: Latest findings are world firsts

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