efface
/ɪˈfeɪs/verb
with obj.
1- erase (a mark) from a surface擦掉, 抹去（痕迹）：
with time, the words are effaced by the frost and the rain
时光流逝, 霜冻和雨水将字迹抹去了
figurative 〈喻〉his anger was effaced when he stepped into the open air.
他走到户外气就消了。
1.1
- cause (a memory or emotion) to disappear completely使（记忆, 感情）彻底消失; 忘却。
1.2
efface oneself
figurative make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous〈喻〉使自己不被人注意, 使自己显得微不足道, 不抛头露面。
派生词
effacement
noun词源
late 15th cent. （in the sense 'pardon or be absolved from (an offence)'）： from French effacer, from e- （from Latin ex- 'away from'） + face 'face'.