| 释义 |
circumcise/ˈsɜ:kəmsaiz/v. tr. 1 cut off the foreskin of, as a Jewish or Muslim rite or a surgical operation (犹太教或伊斯兰教)为…行割礼；(外科手术)切除包皮 2 cut off the clitoris (and sometimes the labia) of, as a traditional practice among some peoples (某些民族的传统做法)切除阴蒂(有时和阴唇) 3 Bibl. purify (the heart etc.) 【圣经】净心，去…的邪念 [Middle English via Old French from Latin circumcidere circumcis- (as CIRCUM-, caedere ‘cut’)] |