expunge

英 [ɪkˈspʌndʒ]      美 [ɪkˈspʌndʒ]
  • vt. 擦去;删掉
星级词汇:
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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。
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.
3. He could not expunge the incident from his memory.
他无法忘掉这件事.
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?
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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