still-living
UKUS
Definitions
adj.
Still alive at the present time.
仍然在世的。
Root Breakdown
Native Englishstillroot
+
livingroot
=still-living
still (up to now) + living = 'still alive.' 'still' itself comes from a Germanic root meaning 'standing motionless,' a cousin of the st- family.
Common Collocations
- 1.still-living survivors仍然在世的幸存者
- 2.still-living relatives尚在人间的亲属
- 3.still-living descendants仍然在世的后裔
Example Sentences
- 1.
A few still-living veterans attended the memorial.