生物医药大词典
英文: Certain atavistic Westerners have promulgated the theory that Chinese women liked their modest position in society.
中文: 某些好古的西方人宣传一种理论说，中国妇女喜欢她们在社会中所处的低微地位。英文: As newspapers get rid of the more atavistic elements in their print editions—such as the pages of (inherently out-of-date) share prices—they also save on ink and paper.
中文: 当报纸出版商在纸质版本中摆脱了诸如广告页面等隔代遗传的因素，他们也节约了墨水和纸张。英文: North east of Buendia, only the ancient Spanish pine forests seem able to sustain life, some atavistic survival instinct seeing them triumph over droughts which long ago killed off the weaker competition.
中文: 在布温迪亚东北，只有古老的西班牙松林似乎还能勉强支撑着活下来，一些返祖的生存本能使它们显示出了战胜干旱的迹象，而干旱在很久以前就夺去了较弱的竞争者的生命。英文: The knowledgeable doctor was wrong: our greatest moral affliction is an atavistic predisposition to the irreflexive concession and to weakness of will, which bend lovingly, like a rose bush to the sighs of the wind.
中文: 这位学识渊博的博士错了，因为我们精神上的最大痛苦是易受意志软弱的影响，不自觉地做出让步，这就像在劲风面前玫瑰丛可爱地点头弯腰那般情景一样。