Vestige



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 痕迹, 形迹
• ［英］ n. 痕迹, 遗迹 ( the very small slight remains of something)
• ［例］ Not a vestige of the abbey ramains.

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a.
    • (1) a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
    • (2) the smallest quantity or trace
  • b. footprint 1
• 2. a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms
• Synonyms: see trace
• ? vestigial adjective
• ? vestigially adverb

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