vestige 详细解释

vestige

['vestidʒ]

n.丝毫, 遗迹, 痕迹, 退化的器官

n.[C][(+of)]

1. 遗迹; 残余

Some upright stones in wild places are the vestige of ancient religions.

荒原上一些直立的石块是古老宗教的遗迹。

2. (常用于否定形式)一点儿, 丝毫

There is not a vestige of truth in the report.

这报告毫无真实性可言。

3. 【生】退化器官

A human being has the vestige of a tail.

人类仍有尾巴退化的痕迹。

词形变化

名词复数:vestiges

词义辨析

同义参见:

fossil  

英英释义

名词 vestige:

an indication that something has been present

同义词:trace, tincture, shadow

补充

vestigevestige英:[ˈvestidʒ] 美:[ˈvɛstɪdʒ]n.1.残余部分; 遗迹; 痕迹These upright stones are the vestiges of some ancient religion.这些竖立的石头是某种古代宗教的遗迹。2.毫不; 一点也不There's not a vestige of truth in the witness's statement.这个证人的证词没有一丝一毫的真实性。3.退化的器官; 退化器官的痕迹

例句

1. the last vestiges of colonialism.殖民主义的最后残余。 2. he waited patiently, but without a vestige of sympathy.他耐心等着,但却丝毫不显同情。 3. the last vestige of the old system旧制度的最后残余 4. a vestige of an ancient tradition古老传统的一点残存 5. He is still clinging to the last vestiges of his power.他仍然紧抓着他最后的那点权力不放。 6. There's not a vestige of doubt that what she says is true.毫无疑问,她说的都是真的。