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atavism

音標['?t?vizm] 讀音

漢語翻譯


n. 隔代遺傳, 返祖現象
【醫】 返祖[現象], 隔代遺傳

詞型變化:

副詞:atavistically 形容詞:atavistic 名詞:atavist 

英文解釋:

名詞 atavism:

  1. a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
    同義詞:reversion, throwback

詳細解釋:


at.a.vism

n.(名詞)
The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes.
返祖現象,隔代遺傳:機體特徵在幾代缺失後重新出現,通常由基因重組引起
An individual or a part that exhibits atavism.Also called throwback
返祖體:表現出返祖現象的個體或部分也作 throwback
The return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence.
重現:經過一段時間的缺失後,一特徵的重新出現或以前特性的再次發生

來源:
French atavisme
法文 atavisme
from Latin atavus [ancestor]
源自 拉丁語 atavus [祖先]
atta [father]
atta [父親]
avus [grandfather] * see awo-
avus [祖父] *參見 awo-

【引伸】
at.avist
n.(名詞)
at.avis.tic
adj.(形容詞)
at.avis.tically
adv.(副詞)

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