| 单词 | vestige |
| 释义 | vestige (once / 1369 pages) n Vestige is an elegant word. It's all about shadows, and gives us a way to talk about traces or reminders of something that has disappeared or is disappearing. Vestige derives from the Latin vestigium "footprint," and that is a good way to think of it––footprints in the sand. Sometimes vestige is used to emphasize the complete lack of something. She told me she took the money from my wallet without the least vestige of remorse in her voice or facial expression. WORD FAMILYvestige: vestiges USAGE EXAMPLESFor Jaynes, hearing the voice of God was a vestige of our past neuroanatomy. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) The following year, Bolsheviks eliminated the last vestiges of the Romanov dynasty. Time(Dec 29, 2016) A vegetable and a starch accompany all main dishes, an endearing vestige of old-school style. Seattle Times(Dec 22, 2016) n an indication that something has been present Syn|Hypo|Hyper shadow, tincture, trace footprint a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important indicant, indication something that serves to indicate or suggest |
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