rudiment

Từ điển WordNet v3.1 - WordNet Dictionary

noun

1. the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural)
- he mastered only the rudiments of geometry
• Syn:
first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
fundamentals, basics, fundamental principle, basic principle, bedrock
2. the remains of a body part that was functional at an earlier stage of life
- Meckel's diverticulum is the rudiment of the embryonic yolk sac
• Derivationally related forms:
rudimentary
• Hypernyms:
body part

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  first rudiment, first principle, alphabet, ABC, ABC's, ABCs