# atavism ##### 词义 - #词性/n 返祖现象；返祖（隔代）遗传 ##### 例句 - The " Atavism " in the Contemporary Chinese Vocabulary - 当代汉语词汇中的返祖现象 - Now we are not sure that he has atavism , because such a diagnosis needs more high-tech inspection . - 目前还不能肯定陈聪华是一种返祖现象，需要利用高科技手段对其进行进一步的诊断。 - 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。