vestigial的意思

vestigial

英式音标[vɛ'stɪdʒɪəl]
美式英标[ve'stɪdʒɪəl; -dʒ(ə)l]

基本解释

adj. 退化的；残余的；发育不全的

英文词源

vestigial (adj.): 1850, "like a mere trace of what has been," originally in biology, from vestige + -al (1).

实用例句

1. vestigial traces of an earlier culture: 早期文化的遗迹

2. The wings of the chicken have become vestigial; it can no longer fly.: 鸡的翅膀逐渐退化, 不会在空中飞行了.

3. Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime.: 在圣诞节演出的哑剧中还能看到这些戏剧残留下来的痕迹。

4. One laboratory stock of Drosophila melanogaster has very reduced or vestigial wings.: 果蝇的一种实验品系,翅膀缩小,称为残翅.

5. Wisdom teeth are another vestigial remnant.: 智齿是另一个残余物.

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