Indeed, they often act as a linguistic fossil record, preserving objects and behaviour that have long since fallen into petrified obsolescence.
Indeed, they often act as a linguistic fossil record, preserving objects and behaviour that have long since fallen into petrified obsolescence.
事实上，它们常常充当的是语言上的化石记录，保存着那些很早前就已经变成僵化的过时货的对象与行为。