vestige

• n. 遺跡；殘餘；退化的器官

來自拉丁語vestigium,腳印，足跡，詞源同investigate.

vestige

vestige: [17] Vestige comes via French vestige from Latin vestīgium ‘footprint, trace’, a word of uncertain origin. From it was derived vestīgāre ‘track, trace’, which has given English investigate.
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vestige (n.)

c. 1600, from French vestige "a mark, trace, sign" (16c.), from Latin vestigium "footprint, trace," of unknown origin.

1. There's not a vestige of truth in the witness's statement.

這個證人的證詞沒有一絲一毫的真實性.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

2. No vestige of a change appeared.

沒有一點改變.

來自《現代英漢綜合大詞典》

3. We represent the last vestige of what made this nation great — hard work.

是辛勤勞動成就了這個國家，而我們就是這一品質碩果僅存的代表。

來自柯林斯例句

4. Tell it quickly, nervously , and without a vestige of self - respect.

請告訴我們你的要求.

來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹

5. A human being has the vestige of a tail.

人類仍有尾巴退化的痕跡.

來自辭典例句