atavism

英

美

n.  返祖（隔代）遗传

医学

BNC.48438 / COCA.37964

英英释义

noun

• a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
  Synonym:reversionthrowback

双语例句

• Such an atavism is the consequence of the principles of economy in human thinking and sociocultural psychology as well as the internal selective mechanism of human language.
  这种返祖现象的语言学成因，除语言内部选择机制的作用外，还有思维经济原则和社会文化心理的作用。
• Atavism must be counteracted by the powers of the mind, and reaction is a form of atavism.
  返祖必将受到思维能力的阻碍，而复古恰恰是返祖的一种形式。
• Xiong Bite explains imperialism from sociological viewpoint, he thinks imperialism is the atavism in structure of a kind of society.
  熊彼特从社会学的观点来解释帝国主义，他认为帝国主义是一种社会结构中的返祖现象。
• The "Atavism" in the Contemporary Chinese Vocabulary
  当代汉语词汇中的返祖现象
• An individual or a part that exhibits atavism. Occurs when a FormSet, Form, or Page object becomes active or when a ToolBar object is shown.
  返祖体表现出返祖现象的个体或部分当窗体集、窗体或页对象激活时，或者显示工具栏对象时发生。
• They are explainable as a species of mental atavism.
  这些都可以解释为一种精神的返祖现象。
• Of course a tramp is not a nomadic atavism& one might as well say that a commercial traveller is an atavism.
  流浪汉当然不是游牧性格的隔代遗传现象&还不如说旅行推销员是隔代遗传的呢。
• Now we are not sure that he has atavism, because such a diagnosis needs more high-tech inspection.
  目前还不能肯定陈聪华是一种返祖现象，需要利用高科技手段对其进行进一步的诊断。