fossilized
UK/'fɔsilaizd/US
TOEFLB2
Definitions
adj.
Preserved as a fossil; turned to stone.
石化的；变成化石的。
adj.
Rigidly old-fashioned and resistant to change (figurative).
（比喻）僵化守旧、抗拒改变的。
Root Breakdown
Root-derived+
-izeto make, to become
+
-dpast tense / completed
=fossilized
fossilize + -d = 'turned to stone.' Literal for remains (fossilized bones), but very common as a metaphor: fossilized attitudes are frozen in the past, hard and unchanging.
Root fossil still carries 4 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.fossilized remains化石遗骸
- 2.fossilized bones化石化的骨头
- 3.fossilized attitudes僵化的态度
- 4.fossilized thinking僵化的思维
Example Sentences
- 1.
The museum displays fossilized tree trunks millions of years old.
- 2.
Their fossilized attitudes blocked every attempt at reform.