柯林斯詞典atavistic /??t??v?st?k/ 1. ADJ Atavistic feelings or behaviour seem to be very primitive, like the feelings or behaviour of our earliest ancestors. 原始的(感覺或行為)[正式] [usu ADJ n] ...an atavistic fear of snakes. ...對(duì)蛇的原始恐懼。 返回 atavistic劍橋詞典happening because of a very old habit from a long time ago in human history , not because of a conscious decision or because it is necessary now (行為)返祖性的;原始的 an atavistic fear of the dark 對(duì)于黑暗的原始畏懼 返回 atavistic