英语词汇“existential”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

Example Sentences

child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas

Recent Examples on the Web Rosemont is home to conventions on animé and comic books and horror films and tattoos and campers and fitness instructors, but also on occasion, the truly existential.

Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Additionally, the team says that the threat of AI is building based on an existential catastrophe.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022 Although Chinese state media have echoed Russian propaganda in recent months, there is much that China has not done to support Russia in the war and its conflict with the West — confrontations that Putin describes as existential for his country.

Keith Bradsher, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The firm is a classic example of a Mittelstand mid-sized family business, a category that forms the backbone of the economy in Germany—a country that’s racing to respond to both rapid climate change and an existential energy crisis.

David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Suddenly, the Moth is trapped in an existential despair.

Conan O'brien, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Readers on the lookout for confirmation of radical, existential doubt and fans of the avant-garde thrilled by the instability of language should pluck books from a different shelf.

Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 As Pac-12 teams prepare for Week Two, the existential clock approaches zero hour.

oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s like The Tree of Life in lipstick: glossy, but existential and ambitious.

Douglas Greenwood, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin existentiālis, exsistentiālis, from existentia, exsistentia existence + Latin -ālis -al entry 1; in the 19th and 20th centuries in part as translation of Danish existentiel (later eksistentiel) & German existentiell

Note: Compare "Existentielt Indlæg" ("existential contribution") in the subtitle of Søren Kierkegaard's Afsluttende uvidenskabelig Efterskrift til de philosophiske Smuler (1846; Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the Philosophical Fragments), used also elsewhere in the work.

First Known Use

1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1

单词	existential
释义	existential adjective ex·is·ten·tial ˌeg-(ˌ)zi-ˈsten(t)-shəl ˌek-(ˌ)si- 1 : of, relating to, or affirming existence existential propositions 2 a : grounded in existence or the experience of existence : empirical b : having being in time and space 3 : existentialist existentially adverb Synonyms empirical empiric experiential experimental objective observational See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas Recent Examples on the Web Rosemont is home to conventions on animé and comic books and horror films and tattoos and campers and fitness instructors, but also on occasion, the truly existential. Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 16 Sep. 2022 Additionally, the team says that the threat of AI is building based on an existential catastrophe. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 15 Sep. 2022 Although Chinese state media have echoed Russian propaganda in recent months, there is much that China has not done to support Russia in the war and its conflict with the West — confrontations that Putin describes as existential for his country. Keith Bradsher, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 The firm is a classic example of a Mittelstand mid-sized family business, a category that forms the backbone of the economy in Germany—a country that’s racing to respond to both rapid climate change and an existential energy crisis. David Meyer, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Suddenly, the Moth is trapped in an existential despair. Conan O'brien, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Readers on the lookout for confirmation of radical, existential doubt and fans of the avant-garde thrilled by the instability of language should pluck books from a different shelf. Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 As Pac-12 teams prepare for Week Two, the existential clock approaches zero hour. oregonlive, 8 Sep. 2022 It’s like The Tree of Life in lipstick: glossy, but existential and ambitious. Douglas Greenwood, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 See More Word History Etymology borrowed from Late Latin existentiālis, exsistentiālis, from existentia, exsistentia existence + Latin -ālis -al entry 1; in the 19th and 20th centuries in part as translation of Danish existentiel (later eksistentiel) & German existentiell Note: Compare "Existentielt Indlæg" ("existential contribution") in the subtitle of Søren Kierkegaard's Afsluttende uvidenskabelig Efterskrift til de philosophiske Smuler (1846; Concluding Unscientific Postscript to the Philosophical Fragments), used also elsewhere in the work. First Known Use 1656, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing existential existential quantifier existential quantifier existential adjective as in empirical based on observation or experience child psychologist Bruno Bettelheim believed that fairy tales help children cope with their existential anxieties and dilemmas Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance empirical empiric observational objective experimental experiential actual factual real material genuine accepted undeniable indisputable established demonstrable verifiable hard provable tried tried-and-true Antonyms & Near Antonyms theoretical theoretic hypothetical speculative metaphysical conjectural nonempirical unempirical unproven unsubstantiated visionary transcendentalist See More
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