scarification

英 [,skeərɪfɪ'keɪʃən]
  • n. 松土;划破,划痕;严厉批评

英文词源


scarification (n.)
c. 1400, "act of covering with scratches or slight cuts," from Old French scarification (14c.), from Late Latin scarificationem (nominative scarificatio), noun of action from past participle stem of scarificare, from Latin scarifare "scratch open," from Greek skariphasthai "to scratch an outline, sketch," from skariphos "pencil, stylus," from PIE root *skribh- "to cut, separate, sift" (see script (n.)).

双语例句


1. Needless to say , scarification is not what rescued Ebrahim Samba.
无须赘言,救了杉巴的不会是他脸上的刻痕.

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