vestigial

英 [veˈstɪdʒiəl]

美 [veˈstɪdʒiəl]

adj.  残留的; 残余的; 退化的

复数：vestigials　

GRE医学

BNC.33201 / COCA.25202

牛津词典

adj.

• 残留的；残余的；退化的
  remaining as the last small part of sth that used to exist
  1. vestigial traces of an earlier culture
     早期文化的遗迹
  2. 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。

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 残存的;残余的;遗留的
  Vestigialis used to describe the small amounts of something that still remain of a larger or more important thing.
  1. 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。

英英释义

adj

• not fully developed in mature animals
  1. rudimentary wings
  Synonym:rudimentary

双语例句

• Any of a breed of the domestic cat having short hair, usually solid color, and an internal vestigial tail.
  任一种长有短毛，通常有纯色毛皮，体内留有已退化尾巴的家养猫种。
• Studies on Optical Vestigial Sideband Modulation Formats and Key Techniques of OTDM System
  光残余边带调制码型与光时分复用系统关键技术的研究
• Wisdom teeth are another vestigial remnant.
  智牙是另一种退化遗留物。
• 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。
• Built entirely by hand, these cars adopted a more Volkswagen-like layout in order to have vestigial back seats: the engine was moved behind the transaxle.
  这些完全用手工制作的汽车采用被大众汽车式设计是为了增加后座：引擎在驱动桥后移动。
• Sound surface wave vestigial side-band filter
  声表面波残留边带滤波器
• A ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.
  一种平胸鸟目；小眼睛长嘴且翅膀已退化的不会飞的鸟类几维。
• Note the presence of two vestigial structures, the appendix testis and the appendix epididymis.
  可见2个退化的结构，睾丸附件和附睾附件。
• Any of several whales inhabiting all oceans and having beaklike jaws with vestigial teeth in the upper jaw.
  几种完全生活在海洋中的鲸，嘴象鸟嘴，上鳄牙齿退化。
• If Little Red Riding Hood is in close-up and the Wolf in long-shot, the emphasis is shifted to the emotional problems of vestigial virginity in a wicked world.
  如果给小红帽一个特写镜头而给大灰狼一个全景镜头，重点就转向了纯洁在一个邪恶的世界上蜕化的感情问题。