英 [veˈstɪdʒiəl] 美 [veˈstɪdʒiəl]
adj. 退化的；残余的；发育不全的
vestigial /vɛˈstɪdʒɪəl, -dʒəl/
形容词 Vestigial is used to describe the small amounts of something that still remain of a larger or more important thing. 残留的
...vestigial pagan practices and symbols inside Christian churches.
...基督教教堂内残留下来的异教习俗和象征。
not fully developed in mature animals
同义词： rudimentary
器官退化的
废退的
(器官等)退化的，萎缩的；发育不全的
退化器官的
痕迹的
退化的
残翅;残留的
发育不全的
... vestige n.遗迹,痕迹 vestigial adj.发育不全的,退化器官的 vestment n.外衣,制服,衣服,法衣 ...
... vessel n.船,容器,脉管 vestigial adj.痕迹的,遗迹的,退化的 veteran n.老手,退伍军人,老兵,老树 ...
... 双臂上残留的血迹 Like blood on my arms 残留的，退化的 vestigial 葡萄酒在口中残留的余味、余韵 Abgang ...
vestige 遗迹；残余；退化的器官
[生物]退化的；残余的；发育不全的
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。
Basilosaurus was undoubtedly a fully marine whale with possibly nonfunctional, or vestigial, hind legs.
龙王鲸无疑是一种完全海生的鲸鱼，它的后腿可能没有功能，或退化了。
Even then, with the Velcro firmly fastened, there's still a little vestigial dangling fabric like the long pinky on an ill-fitting glove.
即便如此，万能胶粘牢了，还是会有一点点残留的布料悬在那儿，就像不合手的手套上的长小指。
Although his legal powers are vestigial, Thais still preserve an exaggerated respect for the monarchy.
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This is of course most un-European of me, a mere vestigial remnant of past tribal insults.
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But what Mr. Yeltsin has done is to eviscerate the last, vestigial argument for the ABM Treaty .