rudiment
US /ˈruːdɪmənt/
UK /ˈruːdɪmənt/
名詞
1.
基本原理, 基礎知識
the first principles of a subject
範例:
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He was taught the rudiments of grammar.
他被教導了語法的基本原理。
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She mastered the rudiments of coding in a few weeks.
她在幾週內掌握了編碼的基本原理。
2.
殘跡, 未發育的器官
an undeveloped or imperfect part or organ
範例:
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The tiny wings were mere rudiments, incapable of flight.
微小的翅膀只是殘跡，無法飛行。
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In some species, the eyes are reduced to mere rudiments.
在某些物種中，眼睛退化為僅僅是殘跡。