existential
UK/.egzis'tenʃәl/US
GREC1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to existence
存在的；关乎生死存亡的
adj.
Relating to the philosophy of existentialism
存在主义的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedex-out of, former
+
-entperforming, being in a state
+
-ialrelating to, having the nature of
=existential
From exist (ex- 'out, forth' + sistere 'to stand') — to exist is 'to stand forth' into being. Existential relates to existence itself; an existential threat is one to your very being or survival.
Root st still carries 376 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.existential threat生存威胁
- 2.existential crisis存在主义危机
- 3.existential question存在性问题
- 4.existential dread存在性恐惧
Example Sentences
- 1.
Climate change poses an existential threat to coastal cities.
- 2.
She was going through an existential crisis about her career.
- 3.
The novel explores deep existential questions.