expunge
英 [ɪk'spʌn(d)ʒ; ek-]
美 [ɪk'spʌndʒ]
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1. 构词原理与 extinguish、extinction 差不多。
expunge 删除ex-, 向外。-pung, 刺，词源同pungent, point. 即拔刺，拔掉，删除。
- expunge
- expunge: see punctuation
- expunge (v.)
- c. 1600, from Latin expungere "prick out, blot out, mark (a name on a list) for deletion" by pricking dots above or below it, literally "prick out," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pungere "to prick, stab" (see pungent). According to OED, taken by early lexicographers in English to "denote actual obliteration by pricking;" it adds that the sense probably was influenced by sponge. Related: Expunged; expunging.
- 1. The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.
- 他曾努力将那段经历从记忆中抹去。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The juvenile court may expunge or destroy the records of a juvenile at any time.
- 少年法庭可在任何时候删除或者销毁未成年人的记录.
来自口语例句
- 3. He could not expunge the incident from his memory.
- 他无法忘掉这件事.
来自互联网
- 4. Wonder when to expunge that kitchen sponge from your life?
- 你对何时换掉厨房里的海绵有疑问?
来自互联网
- 5. Remember that you can expunge anything you find undesirable.
- 记住,你可以除去任何你发现令你讨厌的东西.
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