كيف تنطق "atavistic"
word
ˈætəvɪstɪk
AT-uh-VIS-tik
ˌætɐvˈɪstɪk
at-uh-VIS-tik
التعريف
If something is atavistic, it relates to or suggests qualities from a very early time in human history, or it reappears after many generations, as if returning to an ancestral state.
نسخ IPA
الإنجليزية الأمريكية
ˈætəvɪstɪk
الإنجليزية البريطانية
ˌætɐvˈɪstɪk
نطق مبسط
أمريكي
AT-uh-VIS-tik
بريطاني
at-uh-VIS-tik
استمع في السياق
Some people believe that war is an atavistic part of human nature.
His atavistic tendencies made him act without thinking.
The painting showed atavistic symbols from ancient myths.
His fear of the dark felt strangely atavistic, like something from our distant past.