返祖现象 meaning in English
atavism; reversible atavism
Examples
- 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。 - It was characteristic of an old, atavistic callousness that went with her delicacy .
这正是伴随着她病弱身体的老年返祖现象的一种麻木冷淡的特征。 - It was characteristic of an old, atavistic callousness that went with her delicacy .
这正是伴随着她病弱身体的老年返祖现象的一种麻木冷淡的特性。 - It appears to be a throwback to prehistoric times that it has somehow managed to survive .
不知什么原因它竟然能够存活下来，这看来是对史前时期的一种返祖现象。 - There is a tendency in some animals to throw back for several generations
在某些动物身上,有一种每隔几代便出现返祖现象的倾向。