a small part of something that still exists after the rest of it has stopped existing 残留部分；遗迹 the last vestiges of the old colonial regime 旧殖民制度最后的残余
Extra ExamplesThe Supreme Court ruled that states had to remove all vestiges of past discrimination. 最高法院裁定各州必须消除所有残存的历史歧视痕迹。 The government has to remove any last vestiges of corruption. 政府必须彻底清除所有残存的腐败现象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- last
- remaining
- …
- lose
- shed
- destroy
- …
- without a vestige
- vestige of
usually used in negative sentences, to say that not even a small amount of something exists （通常用于否定句）丝毫，一点儿 There's not a vestige of truth in the rumour. 这个谣传毫无真实可言。 His report offered not a vestige of comfort. 他的报告没有给人一丝安慰。
Extra ExamplesHe showed no vestige of remorse for his crime. 他对自己所犯罪行没有流露出丝毫悔意。 I'm struggling to retain any vestige of belief in his innocence. 我竭力保留一丝坚信他无辜的信念。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- final
- last
- remaining
- …
- lose
- shed
- destroy
- …
- without a vestige
- vestige of
Word Originlate Middle English: from French, from Latin vestigium ‘footprint’.