"exist" in Chinese (Traditional)
存在
Definition
指真實存在,或在世界上、某個地方或某種情況下出現。可用來談論事物、人物、想法或問題的存在。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
這是一個較正式、語氣中性的動詞。在日常英語裡,簡單情境中人們常用 'there is/are' 或 'have',而不是 'exist'。常見搭配有 'exist in nature'、'still exist'、'cease to exist'。它也可以帶有哲學或情感色彩,如 'I don’t want to just exist; I want to live'。
Examples
Do these animals still exist in the wild?
這些動物在野外還**存在**嗎?
Some problems exist in every school.
每所學校都**存在**一些問題。
I didn't know that place existed.
我不知道那個地方曾經**存在**。
A solution probably exists, but we haven't found it yet.
解決辦法可能**存在**,只是我們還沒找到。
Sometimes it feels like these rules only exist to make life harder.
有時候感覺這些規定**存在**的唯一目的就是讓生活更難。
I don't want to just exist—I want to enjoy my life.
我不想只是**存在**——我想享受生活。