fossilized
adjective (UK usually fossilised) uk/ˈfɒs.ɪ.laɪzd/ us/ˈfɑː.səl.aɪzd/
变成化石的;石化的
having become a fossil (= something preserved in rock for a very long period)
fossilized bones 变成化石的骨头
the fossilized remains of early humans
因循守旧的;一成不变的
old-fashioned and never changing
The system is extremely hierarchical and fossilized.
They cling to their dated, fossilized world view.
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- Is it possible to extract DNA from fossilized remains?
- a set of fossilized shark teeth
- Jellyfish have such soft bodies, it's rare that they become fossilized.
- He collected plant specimens both living and fossilized.
- Sherman did not follow the fossilized, formalized, precedent-based thinking of previous military leaders.
- As time passes people become fossilized and reluctant to change.