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单词 atavism
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atavism in British English

(ˈætəˌvɪzəm)
noun
1. 
the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
2. 
reversion to a former or more primitive type
Derived forms
atavist (ˈatavist)
noun
atavic (əˈtævɪk)
adjective
Word origin
C19: from French atavisme, from Latin atavus strictly: great-grandfather's grandfather, probably from atta daddy + avus grandfather

atavism in American English

(ˈætəˌvɪzəm)
noun
1. 
appearance in an individual of some characteristic found in a remote ancestor but not in nearer ancestors
2. 
a. 
such a characteristic
b. 
an individual with such a characteristic
: also ˈatavist
Derived forms
atavistic (ˌataˈvistic)
adjective or aˈtavic (əˈtævɪk)
atavistically (ˌataˈvistically)
adverb
Word origin
Fr atavisme < L atavus, father of a great-grandfather, ancestor < at-, beyond + avus, grandfather < IE *ati, beyond + *awos, maternal grandfather

Examples of 'atavism' in a sentence
atavism

Her entire face stood out prominently, almost prognathously, an atavism that hinted of something deeply primitive in her.
Zindell, David THE BROKEN GOD
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