1LITTLE/NOT MUCHa small part or amount of something that remains when most of it no longer exists 痕迹,遗迹;残余SYN trace
vestige of
The new law removed the last vestiges of royal power.
新法律废除了最后一点王权。
2LITTLE/NOT MUCHthe smallest possible amount of a quality or feeling 一点,丝毫
vestige of
There’s not a vestige of truth in the story.
这个故事毫无真实性可言。
Examples from the Corpus
vestige• Often this tag has been applied to the programme, but never, ever, has it held a vestige of truth.• But they stayed to erase every vestige of paganism.• So here they are, the last vestiges of a once-proud empire.• I destroyed the last vestiges of that organisation two days back.• They often represent the last vestiges of the ancientpractice of hacking back the vegetation along well-used tracks.
the last vestiges• So here they are, the last vestiges of a once-proud empire.• Surprisefought for supremacy over sheerrelief, the final result hardly strong enough to chase away the last vestiges of fear.• A searingfire of elationbathed him suddenly, driving away the last vestiges of fear.• I destroyed the last vestiges of that organisation two days back.• They often represent the last vestiges of the ancient practice of hacking back the vegetation along well-used tracks.• The Utterwords and the Hushabyes represent, respectively, the last vestiges of Colonialism and Bohemianism.• Gone were the last vestiges of normality.• Her fleshcried out to be closer, and, with the last vestiges of sanity, alarm bells rang.
ADJECTIVE | VERB + VESTIGE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤final, last, remaining最後的殘餘;殘留部份◇The government has to remove any last vestiges of corruption.政府必須徹底清除所有殘存的腐敗現象。◇The garden is the only vestige of the monastery.這個園林是該寺院僅存的遺跡。➤all所有的遺跡◇The Supreme Court ruled that states had to remove all vestiges of past discrimination.最高法院裁定各州必須消除所有殘存的歷史歧視痕跡。VERB + VESTIGE➤lose, shed失去遺跡;擺脫殘餘部份➤destroy, eliminate, remove摧毀/清除/消除遺跡➤retain留有一線⋯◇I'm struggling to retain any vestige of belief in his innocence.我竭力保留一絲堅信他無辜的信念。PREPOSITION➤without a vestige沒有絲毫的⋯◇He looked at her without a vestige of sympathy.他看着她,沒有半點兒憐憫。➤vestige of一點兒⋯