ex·punc·tion /ɪkˈspʌŋkʃən/ n. 1. 擦去,抹掉;删除,勾销 make some expunction 作某些删节 2. (古代手稿中)在字母(或词)下打小点表示删去 Small errors were repaired by expunction, the correct reading being added above the line. 凡有小错误就在字母下打小点表示删除,其改正的文字则加在该行的上方。 [< L expūnctiō < expungere; 见 EXPUNGE]