vestige

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n. 遗迹, 痕迹, 残余, 丝毫, 退化的器官 [医] 遗迹, 剩件, 剩余

发音

其它 /ˈvɛs.tɪd͡ʒ/

词形变化

vestiges 复数 vestiges

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A mark left on the earth by a foot.

    迹

    痕迹

  2. 2.

    A faint mark or visible sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or is no longer present.

    引申义

    the vestiges of ancient magnificence in Palmyra

    vestiges of former population

  3. 3.

    A vestigial organ; a non-functional organ or body part that was once functional in an evolutionary ancestor.

    生物
  4. 4.

    The remaining portion of a partially suppressed sideband.

    媒体

词汇关系

名词

同义词 3

trace shadow tincture

上位词 2

indication indicant

下位词 1

footprint

词源

From French vestige, from Latin vestīgium (“footstep, footprint, track, the sole of the foot, a trace, mark”). Doublet of vestigium.

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