Vocapedia
Log inTry for Free

Looking up...

Explore

  • Words of the Year
  • Recent Lookups
  • Community Collections
  • How to Say

Dictionaries

  • English
  • Vietnamese
  • Japanese
  • Chinese
  • Spanish
  • French
  • Korean
  • German
  • Hindi
  • Italian

MY LEARNING

  • My Dictionary
  • My Collections
  • Reviews

Resources

  • Learning Resources
  • How It Works
  • Study Guides
  • Language Tips
  • FAQ
  • Getting Started
  • For Individuals
  • For Teachers

Community

  • Forum
  • Blog
  • Help Center
  • Partnerships

About

  • About Vocapedia
  • Contact Us
  • Feedback

Legal

  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Accessibility
  • GDPR Compliance
© 2026 Vocapedia. All rights reserved.
  1. Home /
  2. Dictionaries /
  3. 英汉词典 /
  4. being

being

/ˈbiːɪŋ/
存在

The concept of being has been debated by philosophers for centuries.

存在的概念几个世纪以来一直是哲学家们争论的焦点。


正式

存在;生命体

Human beings have the ability to reason.

人类具有推理的能力。

The island is home to many rare beings.

这个岛屿是许多稀有生命体的栖息地。

用于指代有生命的个体或抽象的存在状态。

philosophy

存在;存在物

The nature of being is a central question in metaphysics.

存在的本质是形而上学中的一个核心问题。

哲学术语,指事物的存在状态或本质。

搭配

human being人类living being生物spiritual being灵性存在

同义词

creatureentityexistence

反义词

non-existencenothingness

相关短语

state of being短语
存在状态

专业提示

区分‘being’与‘be’

‘Being’作为名词,指存在或生命体;‘be’作为动词,表示存在或状态。例如:‘To be or not to be’(存在还是不存在)中的‘be’是动词。

黄金法则

‘being’的复数形式

‘being’的复数形式为‘beings’,指多个生命体或存在物。例如:‘There are many beings in the universe.’(宇宙中有许多生命体。)

词源

Middle English: from Old English būend ‘dweller, inhabitant’, from the verb būan ‘to dwell’. The sense ‘existence’ dates from the late 16th century.

用法说明

在正式或哲学语境中使用。作名词时,通常指有生命的个体或抽象的存在概念。

单词拆解

be
存在;是
root
+
-ing
表示动作或状态
suffix
英汉词典
Browse more English→Chinese words →

Learning Progress

Track your learning journey!

• Save words to build your vocabulary

• Monitor your daily streak

• Get personalized review reminders

• See words learned statistics

Log in to access advanced features and track your progress!

Go to Dashboard →

Words of the Year

The most notable words that defined each year. Discover the vocabulary that shaped our world.