elimination
英 [ɪ,lɪmɪ'neɪʃən]
美 [ɪ,lɪmə'neʃən]
助記提示
1. e- "out" + limin- + -ation.
2. To eliminate somebody is literally to "kick them out of doors".
3. => exclude, expel waste from the body.
英文詞源
- elimination (n.)
- c. 1600, "a casting out," noun of action from eliminate. Meaning "expulsion of waste matter" is from 1855.
雙語例句
- 1. The best way to proceed is by a process of elimination.
- 繼續進行下去的最佳方式是實行淘汰製。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Their elimination from the competition was a great surprise.
- 他們在比賽中遭到淘汰是個很大的意外.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. The elimination of all nuclear weapons would make the world a safer place.
- 銷毀所有的核武器將會使世界變得更安全。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. It is already possible to start moving toward the elimination of nuclear weapons.
- 已有可能朝著消除核武器的目標努力。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. But in some cases it has meant the elimination of jobs.
- 但在某些情況下自動化意味著減少就業機會.
來自英漢非文學 - 政府文件