fossil word

短语

词形变化

fossil words 复数 fossil words

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.

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词源

Probably from the fact that a fossil was once a living organism, but is still of historical and scientific interest.

来源：wiktionary