amputate
/ˈæmpjʊteɪt/verb
with obj.
- cut off (a limb) by surgical operation截（肢）：
surgeons had to amputate her left hand.
外科医生不得不截掉她的左手。
派生词
amputation
nounamputator
noun词源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin amputat- 'lopped off'， from amputare, from am- （for amb- 'about'） + putare 'to prune'.