deracinate的意思

deracinate

英式音标[,di'ræsɪnet]
美式英标[dɪ'ræsɪneɪt]

基本解释

vt. 灭绝，根除；使孤立，使隔绝

中文词源

deracinate 使背井离乡

de-, 损毁，压去。-rac, 根，来自radicina, 词源同root. 即损毁其根，使背井离乡。

英文词源

deracinate (n.): 1590s, "to pluck up by the roots," from French déraciner, from Old French desraciner "uproot, dig out, pull up by the roots," from des- (see dis-) + racine "root," from Late Latin radicina, diminutive of Latin radix (see radish). Related: Deracinated.

实用例句

1. It is essential first to deracinate preconceived notions.: 必须首先根除那些先入之见。

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