existential threat

/ˌɛɡzɪˈstɛnʃəl θrɛt/· noun phrase (adj+n)

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Chinese meaning

生shēng存cún威wēi胁xié,存cún亡wáng威wēi胁xié

威wēi胁xié生shēng存cún本běn身shēn的de重zhòng大dà危wēi险xiǎn

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特tè朗lǎng普pǔ否fǒu认rènAI会huì威wēi胁xié人rén类lèi生shēng存cún

Example

the president dismissed fears that AI poses an existential threat to humanity and argued against calls to slow frontier AI development.

总zǒng统tǒng淡dàn化huà了le人rén们men对duìAI对duì人rén类lèi构gòu成chéng生shēng存cún威wēi胁xié的de担dān忧yōu,并bìng反fǎn对duì呼hū吁yù放fàng缓huǎn前qián沿yánAI发fā展zhǎn的de主zhǔ张zhāng。

Source: Fox Business · 14 Sep 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ在zài电diàn话huà中zhōng告gào诉sù英yīng伟wěi达dáCEO黄huáng仁rén勋xūn,AI威wēi胁xié人rén类lèi生shēng存cún的de说shuō法fǎ是shì个gè骗piàn局jú,还hái说shuō数shù据jù中zhōng心xīn能néng让ràng人rén和hé各gè州zhōu都dōu富fù起qǐ来lái。他tā反fǎn对duì放fàng缓huǎn前qián沿yánAI发fā展zhǎn的de呼hū声shēng,认rèn为wéi这zhè类lèi担dān忧yōu背bèi后hòu可kě能néng有yǒu政zhèng治zhì动dòng机jī甚shèn至zhì外wài国guó因yīn素sù。

Roots · etymology

exist 源自拉丁 exsistere(浮现,存在)

  • exist(存在)+ -ent(形容词后缀)+ -ial(形容词后缀,关乎……的)+ threat(威胁)

Collocations

  • existential threat to / existential crisis / existential risk

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