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Extirpate

释义 Definition

extirpate根除;彻底消灭(不良事物、习惯、疾病等);也可指连根拔除(植物)。语气较正式,强调“连根清除、杜绝后患”。

发音 Pronunciation

/ˈekstɜːrˌpeɪt/

例句 Examples

The program aims to extirpate malaria in the region.
该项目旨在根除该地区的疟疾。

They tried to extirpate corruption from the system, but it required years of legal reform and public pressure.
他们试图从体制中彻底铲除腐败,但这需要多年的法律改革与公众压力。

词源 Etymology

来自拉丁语 extirpare,由 **ex-**(“向外、彻底”)+ stirps(“根、根株”)构成,原意接近“连根拔起”,后来引申为“彻底消灭、根除(抽象问题)”。

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文学作品 Literary Works

  • John Stuart Mill, On Liberty
  • Edward Gibbon, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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