ru·di·men·ta·ry /ˌrudəˈmɛntəri, ˈmɛntri/
(a.)根本的;未發達的
ru·di·men·ta·ry /ˌrudəˈmɛntərɪ, ˈmɛntrɪ/ 形容詞
(拉rudimentarius)不發育的,殘留的,痕跡的,退化的,原基的
Ru·di·men·ta·ry a.
1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.
2. Biol. Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of development; embryonic.
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rudimentary
adj 1: being or involving basic facts or principles; "the
fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental
incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary
truths"; "underlying principles" [syn: fundamental,
underlying]
2: being in the earliest stages of development; "rudimentary
plans"
3: not fully developed in mature animals; "rudimentary wings"
[syn: vestigial]