"vestigial" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 退化的
• 殘留的

Definition

指某物（通常是身體部位或特徵）由於進化或變化而失去了原本的大部分功能。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於科學或學術語境，尤其在生物學中。例如 'vestigial organ'（退化器官）。有時也可比喻仍存在但已失去用途的事物。

Examples

The human appendix is a vestigial organ.

人體闌尾是一個**退化的**器官。

Whale pelvis bones are vestigial structures.

鯨魚的骨盆骨是**退化的**結構。

Some snakes have vestigial legs.

有些蛇有**退化的**腿。

Wisdom teeth are often considered vestigial, since most people don't need them anymore.

智齒通常被認為是**退化的**，因為大多數人已經不需要它們了。

This tradition feels a bit vestigial—no one really remembers why we do it.

這個傳統有點**殘留的**，大家都不太記得為什麼還要這麼做。

After the update, the old menu became vestigial and was eventually removed.

更新後，舊選單變得**殘留的**，最後被移除了。