extant
adj
(esp of documents, etc) still in existence (尤指文件等)仍然存在的, 现存的
the earliest extant manuscript of this poem 此诗现存最早的原稿
an ancient but extant law 一古老的但仍然有效的法律.
After a successful career in business,he was appointed ambassador.
在生意的成功以后,他被指定为大使。
Nor could he have foreseen how we could use the Internet to obtain information on every known subject, so we can read it on a screen in our homes and even print it as well if we want to.