搜尋結果
fossil
- IPA[ˈfɒsl]
英式
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form;a person or thing that is outdated or resistant to change
noun: fossil, plural noun: fossils
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the remains or impression of a prehistoric plant or animal embedded in rock and preserved in petrified form sites rich in fossils a fossil fish
- ▪ a person or thing that is outdated or resistant to change he can be a cantankerous old fossil at times
- ▪ a word or phrase that has become obsolete except in set phrases or forms, e.g. hue in hue and cry.