fossil
fossil 英 [ˈfɒsl] 美 [ˈfɑsl]
n. 化石；僵化的事物；顽固不化的人 adj. 化石的；陈腐的，守旧的
名词复数:fossils
- Fossils are the really, really old remains of a plant or animal — so old they've turned to stone. Fossil is also an insult for an old or old-fashioned person.
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- n. 化石；僵化的事物；顽固不化的人
- adj. 化石的；陈腐的，守旧的
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1. But how do you find a fossil of a symbolic thought?
但你如何找到一块象征性思维的化石呢？
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2. At this distance of time it is difficult to date the fossil.
时间隔得这么久了， 很难确定这化石的年代。
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3. So you have more information in it than almost any fossil you could think of.
这样以来，你可以比从其他任何化石中所能了解到信息都要多。
- fossil (n.) 1610s, "any thing dug up;" 1650s (adj.) "obtained by digging" (of coal, salt, etc.), from French fossile (16c.), from Latin fossilis "dug up," from fossus, past participle of fodere "to dig," from PIE root *bhedh- "to dig, pierce."
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