preexistent
🇬🇧 UK/priɪg'zɪstənt/🇺🇸 US/-tənt/
A2
Definitions
adj.
Existing before something else or before a particular time
先前存在的;预先存在的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.preexistent condition既往病症
- 2.preexistent structure原有结构
- 3.[preexistent bias]先入为主的偏见
- 4.preexistent divine being先存的神圣存在
Example Sentences
- 1.
The architect had to work around the preexistent structures on the site.
- 2.
Some theologians describe Christ as a preexistent divine being.
- 3.
Preexistent biases can distort how researchers interpret their data.