Erase

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[编辑] 解释

v. 擦掉, 抹去
［英］ v. 擦掉, 抹去 ( to rub, scrape, or wipe out; efface, expunge, obliterate, delete)
［记］ e+rase ( 擦) -> 擦掉; 参考: abrasion ( 磨损) ; erasable ( 可消除的, 可抹去的)

verb (erased; erasing)

Etymology: Latin erasus, past participle of eradere, from e- + radere to scratch, scrape — more at rodent
Date: 1605
transitive verb
- 1.
  - a. to rub or scrape out (as written, painted, or engraved letters) <erase an error>
  - b. to remove written or drawn marks from <erase a blackboard>
  - c. to remove (recorded matter) from a magnetic medium; also to remove recorded matter from <erase a videotape>
  - d. to delete from a computer storage device <erase a file>
- 2.
  - a. to remove from existence or memory as if by erasing
  - b. to nullify the effect or force of
intransitive verb
- to yield to erasure
? erasability noun
? erasable adjective