pal·imp·sest
noun/ˈpælɪmpsest/
/ˈpælɪmpsest/
- an ancient document from which some or all of the original text has been removed and replaced by a new text
再生羊皮纸卷，重写羊皮书卷（全部或部分原有文字被刮去，在上面另行书写） - (formal) something that has many different layers of meaning or detail
具有多重意义的事物；多层次的东西 - a study of the novel as a palimpsest with one textual layer over another
对小说的研究，将其视为文本层之上的重写本
- a study of the novel as a palimpsest with one textual layer over another
Word Originmid 17th cent.: via Latin from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin ‘again’ + psēstos ‘rubbed smooth’.