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单词 vestigial
释义  ves·ti·gi·al /veˈstɪdʒiəl, -dʒəl/ adjective  1  technical a vestigial part of the body has never developed completely or has almost disappeared 〔器官等〕退化的 The legs of snakes are vestigial or absent altogether. 蛇的腿已经退化或完全消失。2  formal remaining as a sign that something existed after most of it has gone 残余的，残留的，遗迹的 his vestigial sense of pride 他残存的自尊心Examples from the Corpusvestigial• In most insects the 1st abdominal segment, and more especially its sternum, is reduced or vestigial.• The ears were vestigial, and lay flat to the head.• Other cells especially sensitive to light became vestigial eyes, and those susceptible to vibrations became hearing organs, and so on.• Mandibles are wanting in many adult Trichoptera and most Diptera, and are absent or vestigial in almost all Lepidoptera.• As a result there was only a vestigial junior management system.• Some snakes have vestigial legs.• It is often possible to see the vestigial remains of rear limbs on these large snakes.• They were no longer men, just the vestigial remains of what had once been human beings.• vestigial remnants of Western influence in the cityves·ti·gi·al adjectiveChineseSyllable  has a part of body vestigial Corpus the
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