vestige

英 ['vestɪdʒ] 美 ['vestɪdʒ]

• n. 丝毫；遗迹；痕迹；退化的器官

英英释义

Noun:

1. an indication that something has been present;

   "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"
   "a tincture of condescension"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. There is not a vestige of truth in the report.
   该报告毫无真实性。
2. There had not a vestige of the abbey remains.
   修道院的遗迹已荡然无存。
3. Some upright stones in wild place are the vestige of ancient religion.
   荒原上一些直立的石块是古老宗教的遗迹。
4. Every vestige has been swept away.
   一切痕迹都被一扫而光。
5. A human being has the vestige of a tail.
   人类仍有尾巴退化的痕迹。

经典引文

• Vestiges of Saint Louis's palace remain at the Conciergerie.

  出自： H. Adams

词汇搭配

• Branchial vestige 鳃遗迹

近反义词

【近义词】

• trace 痕迹
• fossil 化石
• sign 手势
• indication 指示
• mark 记号
• hint 暗示
• remnant 残余
• suggestion 建议
• evidence 证据
• shadow 影子
• tincture 气息