Etch



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 蚀刻
• ［英］ v. 蚀刻 ( to make a drawing on metal, glass by the action of an acid)
• ［类］ etch : corrosive / glue : adhesive ( 用附属剂蚀刻 / 用粘剂粘贴) 反义词: efface ( 擦掉)
• ［记］ 不要和itch ( 搔痒) 相混;n. etching ( 蚀刻技术)

Webster Collegiate

I. verb

• Etymology: Dutch etsen, from German ?tzen to etch, corrode, from Old High German azzen to feed; akin to Old High German ezzan to eat — more at eat
• Date: 1634
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to produce (as a pattern or design) on a hard material by eating into the material's surface (as by acid or laser beam)
    • b. to subject to such etching
  • 2. to delineate or impress clearly <scenes etched in our minds><pain was etched on his features>
• intransitive verb
  • to practice etching
• ? etcher noun

II. noun

• Date: 1896
• 1. the action or effect of etching a surface
• 2. a chemical agent used in etching

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