a·bra·sion
noun/əˈbreɪʒn/
/əˈbreɪʒn/
(specialist)- [countable] a damaged area of the skin where it has been rubbed against something hard and rough
（皮肤、表皮）擦伤处；（表层）磨损处 - He suffered cuts and abrasions to the face.
他的脸上有许多划伤和擦伤。
- He suffered cuts and abrasions to the face.
- [uncountable] damage to a surface caused by rubbing something very hard against it
磨损；磨蚀 - Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
钻石极抗磨损。
- Diamonds have extreme resistance to abrasion.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin abrasio(n-), from the verb abradere ‘to scrape’.