Rupture



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解释

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• n. / v. 破裂, 断裂
• ［英］ n. / v. 破裂, 断裂 ( to break apart or burst)
• ［记］ rupt ( 断) +ure -> 断裂
• ［同］ 同根词: erupt ( 喷发) ;corrupt ( 腐败的)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English ruptur, from Anglo-French or Latin; Anglo-French rupture, from Latin ruptura fracture, from ruptus, past participle of rumpere to break — more at reave
• Date: 15th century
• 1. breach of peace or concord; specifically open hostility or war between nations
• 2.
  • a. the tearing apart of a tissue <rupture of the heart muscle><rupture of an intervertebral disk>
  • b. hernia
• 3. a breaking apart or the state of being broken apart

II. verb (ruptured; rupturing)

• Date: 1739
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to part by violence ; break, burst
    • b. to create or induce a breach of
  • 2. to produce a rupture in
• intransitive verb
  • to have or undergo a rupture

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