vestige
n 痕迹;残余
释义2:
vestige
/ 5vestIdV /
◙ noun1. a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists• 残余;痕迹 »the last vestiges of colonialism. 殖民主义的最后残余。 [usu. with negative] the smallest amount (used to emphasize the absence of something)• 一点儿,丝毫(用于强调缺乏某事) »he waited patiently, but without a vestige of sympathy. 他耐心等着,但却丝毫不显同情。 [Biology] a part or organ of an organism which has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution• [生] (退化器官)残迹【语源】
1. late Middle English: from French, from Latin vestigium 'footprint'
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