rudiment

n. 基础, 入门, 雏形, 退化器官 [医] 原基, 始基, 残遗器官, 痕迹器官, 遗迹

发音

US /ˈɹuːdɪmənt/

词形变化

rudiments 复数 rudiments rudimented rudimenting rudiments 三单 rudimenting 现在分词 rudimented 过去式 rudimented 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.

    基本原理

    We'll be learning the rudiments of thermodynamics next week.

  2. 2.

    A form that lacks full or complex development.

    I have the rudiments of an escape plan.

  3. 3.

    A body part that no longer has a function

    生物
  4. 4.

    In percussion, one of a selection of basic drum patterns learned as an exercise.

    音乐
v.
  1. 1.

    To ground; to settle in first principles.

    及物

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

body part

词源

From Old French, from Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”), plural rudimenta (“the elements”), from rudis (“rude”); see rude.

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