中英互译
atavism
英 /ˈætəˌvɪzəm/美 /ætəˈvɪzəm/
基本释义
- n.返祖现象;隔代遗传
双语例句
- In other words, metamorphosis in mole salamanders is an atavism.换句话说,鼹钝口螈的变态是一种返祖现象。
- The technical term for an evolutionary throwback is an "atavism", from the Latin atavus, meaning forefather.“进化返祖”的专业术语是“atavism”,源自拉丁语的“atavus”,意为祖先。
- If for any reason this does not happen, the ancestral feature may not disappear, leading to an atavism.如果因为任何原因,这些事情没有发生,祖先的种种特性也许就不会消失,从而导致返祖现象。
网络短语
- wheat atavism小麦返祖现象
- Atavism complex返祖
- reversible atavism返祖现象
- theory of atavism隔代遗传论
- atavism regeneration返祖性再生
词语扩展
词义分布
返祖
71.4%
返祖现象
28.6%
英英释义
- n.a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
词源
- atavismFrom French atavisme.