vestigial

🇺🇸 /veˈstɪdʒiəl/ 🇬🇧 /veˈstɪdʒiəl/
詞頻
難度
標籤 RARE
adjective
R

something small and remaining from something larger that was once there

The tiny tail on a human embryo is a vestigial part that we don't need anymore.

人類胚胎上的小尾巴是我們不再需要的退化部分。

translation

adj. 殘存的