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vestige

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
vestige /ˈvɛstɪʤ/ noun
plural vestiges
vestige
/ˈvɛstɪʤ/
noun
plural vestiges
Learner's definition of VESTIGE
[count] formal
1 
: the last small part that remains of something that existed before : trace残留部分；遗迹 — + of
2 
: the smallest possible amount of something一点儿；丝毫 — + of — usually used in negative statements通常用于否定句
TOEFL BNC: 14019 COCA: 13119

vestige

noun

ves·​tige ˈve-stij How to pronounce vestige (audio)
1
a(1)
: a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost
(2)
: the smallest quantity or trace
b
: footprint sense 1
2
: a bodily part or organ that is small and degenerate or imperfectly developed in comparison to one more fully developed in an earlier stage of the individual, in a past generation, or in closely related forms

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Vestige, Trace, and Track

Vestige traces to Latin vestigium, meaning "footstep, footprint, or track." Like its parent, it is used to refer to a perceptible sign made by something that has passed or to a tangible reminder, such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone.

Synonyms

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trace, vestige, track mean a perceptible sign made by something that has passed.

trace may suggest any line, mark, or discernible effect.

the killer left no traces

vestige applies to a tangible reminder such as a fragment or remnant of what is past and gone.

boulders that are vestiges of the last ice age

track implies a continuous line that can be followed.

the fossilized tracks of dinosaurs

Example Sentences

a few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke the fossilized vestige of a dinosaur that traversed that muddy landscape millions of years ago
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Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin vestigium footstep, footprint, track, vestige

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a(1)

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The first known use of vestige was in the 15th century
TOEFL BNC: 14019 COCA: 13119
vestige

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + VESTIGE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤final, last, remaining最後的殘餘；殘留部份◇The government has to remove any last vestiges of corruption.政府必須徹底清除所有殘存的腐敗現象。◇The garden is the only vestige of the monastery.這個園林是該寺院僅存的遺跡。➤all所有的遺跡◇The Supreme Court ruled that states had to remove all vestiges of past discrimination.最高法院裁定各州必須消除所有殘存的歷史歧視痕跡。VERB + VESTIGE➤lose, shed失去遺跡；擺脫殘餘部份➤destroy, eliminate, remove摧毀／清除／消除遺跡➤retain留有一線⋯◇I'm struggling to retain any vestige of belief in his innocence.我竭力保留一絲堅信他無辜的信念。PREPOSITION➤without a vestige沒有絲毫的⋯◇He looked at her without a vestige of sympathy.他看着她，沒有半點兒憐憫。➤vestige of一點兒⋯

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