vestige

vestige
[ˈvɛstɪdʒ]
noun
  1. a trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists
    残余;痕迹
    the last vestiges of colonialism.
    殖民主义的最后残余。
    ■[usu. with negative]the smallest amount (used to emphasize the absence of something)
    一点儿,丝毫(用于强调缺乏某事)
    he waited patiently, but without a vestige of sympathy.
    他耐心等着,但却丝毫不显同情。
    ■(Biology)a part or organ of an organism which has become reduced or functionless in the course of evolution
    (生)(退化器官)残迹
语源
  1. late Middle English: from French, from Latin vestigium 'footprint'
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