| [/ˈruːdɪmənt; ˋrudəmənt/] n 用法:
1 rudiments [pl] ~s (of sth) (a) basic or elementary principles (of a subject) （某一学科的）基础, 基本原理:
master the rudiments of economics 精通经济学的基本原理.
(b) imperfect beginning of sth that is not yet fully developed 初级形态:
working on the rudiments of a new idea 研究一种新思想的萌芽. 用法:
2 [C] part or organ that is incompletely developed 未充分发展的部分; 发育不成熟的器官:
the rudiment(s) of a tail 未完全发育的尾巴. |