Efface



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 擦掉, 抹去
• ［英］ v. 擦掉, 抹去 ( wipe out;erase)
• ［类］ 反义词: blazon ( 画纹章) ; etch ( 蚀刻)
• ［记］ ef+face ( 脸, 表面) -> 去掉表面 -> 擦掉
• ［例］ It is not possible to efface the memory of a loved one.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (effaced; effacing)

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French esfacer, effacer, from e- + face face
• Date: 15th century
• 1. to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface <coins with dates effaced by wear>; also to cause to vanish <daylight effaced the stars>
• 2. to make (oneself) modestly or shyly inconspicuous
• ? effaceable adjective
• ? effacement noun
• ? effacer noun

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