| 单词 | fossilize |
| 释义 | fossilize —fossilizable, adj. —fossilization, n. /fos"euh luyz'/, v. , fossilized, fossilizing. v.t. 1. Geol. to convert into a fossil; replace organic with mineral substances in the remains of an organism. 2. to change as if into mere lifeless remains or traces of the past. 3. to make rigidly antiquated: Time has fossilized such methods. v.i. 4. to become a fossil or fossillike: The plant fossilized in comparatively recent geologic time. 5. Ling. (of a linguistic form, feature, rule, etc.) to become permanently established in the interlanguage of a second-language learner in a form that is deviant from the target-language norm and that continues to appear in performance regardless of further exposure to the target language. Also, esp. Brit., fossilise. [1785-95; FOSSIL + -IZE] |
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