| 释义 |
vestigial美 [ves'tɪdʒiəl] 英 [ves'tɪdʒiəl] - adj.残留的；残余的；退化的
- 网络发育不全的；遗迹的；残翅
adj. stunted,remaining,shrunken,imperceptible,token 1. | 残留的；残余的；退化的remaining as the last small part of sth that used to exist |
| vestigial traces of an earlier culture 早期文化的遗迹 | | It is often possible to see the vestigial remains of rear limbs on some snakes. 在某些蛇身上常可看到退化后肢的痕迹。 |
adj. | 1. remaining after nearly all the rest has disappeared or dwindled 2. having become degenerate or functionless in the course of time |
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