atavistic

UK:  [.ætə'vɪstɪk]

US:  [.ætə'vɪstɪk]

adj.

1.隔代重现的

2.〔遗〕返祖现象的

3.返祖的

4.返祖性的

1 . By the early 20th century it had become a place of almost atavistic longing.
到了20世纪初，怀古几乎成为了此处的主旋律。

2 . Hence back of all the fine subtleties of the world's economic system there lies this atavistic instinct to hold on to the metal itself.
因此，不论时代如何变迁，在世界经济体制的背后，始终有一种人类本能的冲动，希望把黄金牢牢掌控在自己手中。

3 . Boxing's endemic corruption and scandal wore away its popular appeal and made the sport seem increasingly atavistic.
拳击局部范围的堕落和丑闻将其大众号召力消磨殆尽，使这项运动似乎迅速地走上了返祖的轨道。

4 . All the talk of spending cuts, for example, seems to have reawakened atavistic fears about Tory heartlessness.
例如，从保守党提出的所有削减开支的提议中似乎能再次看到该党冷酷无情的一面。

5 . This newspaper has long argued that chavismo is an atavistic blind alley for Latin America.
本报长期以来一直认为，查韦斯主义是拉丁美洲的重回老路的死胡同。