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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-derived
prebefore
+
exout of, former
+
iststand, set, place
+
entperforming, being in a state
=preexistent

Common 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.

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