vestigial

C2

a. 残留的, 遗留的, 退化的 [医] 遗迹的, 剩余的

发音

US /vɛˈstɪd͡ʒɪəl/

词形变化

vestigials 复数 vestigials

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part or organ which has been more fully developed in some past generation.

adj. C2
  1. 1.

    Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.

    退化残余

  2. 2.

    Not fully developed in mature animals.

  3. 3.

    Of a vestigial structure; that has lost all or most of its original function in the course of evolution.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 1

rudimentary

近义相关 1

undeveloped

相关短语

vestigial structure vestigial structures

词源

From Latin vestīgium + -al. By surface analysis, vestige + -ial.

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