vestigial是什么意思
- 英式英标[vɛ\'stɪdʒɪəl]
- 美式音标[ve\'stɪdʒɪəl; -dʒ(ə)l]
英文词源
- vestigial (adj.)
- 1850, "like a mere trace of what has been," originally in biology, from vestige + -al (1).
实用例句
- 1. vestigial traces of an earlier culture
- 早期文化的遗迹
来自《权威词典》
- 2. The wings of the chicken have become vestigial; it can no longer fly.
- 鸡的翅膀逐渐退化, 不会在空中飞行了.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 3. Vestigial remains of these plays are now seen in the Christmas pantomime.
- 在圣诞节演出的哑剧中还能看到这些戏剧残留下来的痕迹。
来自辞典例句
- 4. One laboratory stock of Drosophila melanogaster has very reduced or vestigial wings.
- 果蝇的一种实验品系,翅膀缩小,称为残翅.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Wisdom teeth are another vestigial remnant.
- 智齿是另一个残余物.
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