expunge
英 [ɪk'spʌn(d)ʒ; ek-]
美 [ɪk'spʌndʒ]
助記提示
1. 構詞原理與 extinguish、extinction 差不多。
中文詞源
expunge 刪除ex-, 向外。-pung, 刺，詞源同pungent, point. 即拔刺，拔掉，刪除。
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The experience was something he had tried to expunge from his memory.
- 他曾努力將那段經曆從記憶中抹去。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The juvenile court may expunge or destroy the records of a juvenile at any time.
- 少年法庭可在任何時候刪除或者銷毀未成年人的記錄.
來自口語例句
- 3. He could not expunge the incident from his memory.
- 他無法忘掉這件事.
來自互聯網
- 4. Wonder when to expunge that kitchen sponge from your life?
- 你對何時換掉廚房裏的海綿有疑問?
來自互聯網
- 5. Remember that you can expunge anything you find undesirable.
- 記住,你可以除去任何你發現令你討厭的東西.
來自互聯網