| 释义 |
atavism/ˈætəviz(ə)m/n. 1 a resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents in plants or animals (植物或动物的)隔代遗传 2 reversion to an earlier type 返祖现象 □ atavistic /-ˈvistik/ adj.□ atavistically /-ˈvistik(ə)li/ adv.[French atavisme from Latin atavus ‘great-grandfather's grandfather’] |