atavism

n. 隔代遗传, 返祖现象 [医] 返祖[现象], 隔代遗传

发音

US /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/
US /ˈæɾəˌvɪzəm/

词形变化

atavisms 复数 atavisms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The reappearance of an ancestral characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence; a throwback.

    隔代遗传

    返祖现象

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  2. 2.

    The recurrence or reversion to a past behaviour, method, characteristic or style after a long period of absence.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    Reversion to past primitive behavior, especially violence.

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词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

throwback reversion

上位词 2

return recurrence

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin at- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éwh₂os Latin avus Latin atavus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French atavismebor. English atavism Borrowed from French atavisme.. By surface analysis, at- (“to”) + Latin av(us) (“grandfather, ancestor”) + -ism. Compare ancestorism.

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