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ves.ti.gialves5tIJ7i7Eladj [not gradable]残留的，残余的;遗留的Although the central government has some vestigial (= a small amount of) authority, power has largely passed to the individual states.虽然中央政府还残存了一点儿权威，但是权力基本上都已经下放到了各个州里。(specialized) Vestigial can also be used to refer to something, esp. a part of the body, that has not developed completely, or has stopped being used and has almost disappeared.(器官等)退化的，发育不全的a vestigial organ退化的器官a vestigial limb发育不全的肢体a vestigial tail退化的尾巴a vestigial language退化的语言An ostrich has vestigial wings.鸵鸟长有退化了的翅膀。
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