🦴vestigial (ヴェスティジアル)

adjective
/vɛˈstɪdʒiəl/
遺物の (ibutsu no)

意味

Relating to a small, undeveloped remnant of something that was once much larger or more functional.
意味の翻訳
かつてははるかに大きく、機能的だった何かの小さく未発達な遺残に関連する。
Katsute wa haruka ni ōkiku, kinōteki datta nanika no chiisaku mihattatsu na isan ni kanren suru.

例文

Humans have a vestigial tailbone that no longer serves its original purpose.

人間にはもはや元の機能を果たさない遺物の尾骨があります。
Ningen ni wa mo wa yō na moto no kinō o hatasanai ibutsu no bekotsu ga arimasu.

同義語

rudimentary, undeveloped, residual, atrophied

対義語

developed, functional

コロケーション

vestigial organ, vestigial structure, vestigial remains

関連語彙

very unusual; remarkable; going beyond what is normal or expected
enough; adequate for the purpose; satisfactory
Slightly salty, often describing water that is a mix of fresh and seawater.
Relating to or marking the beginning or initial stage of something.
using money and resources carefully and not wastefully
causing trouble, difficulties, or discomfort

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