
erase
词源
源自拉丁语 'erasus'(刮掉的),经由古法语 'eraser' 进入英语,最初指物理擦除行为,后引申出数字删除和记忆遗忘的含义。
verb
❶ 用橡皮擦或类似工具清除字迹、痕迹等,使其消失或不可见。常用于纸张、黑板等表面。
“She carefully erased the wrong answer and wrote the correct one.”
(她小心擦掉错误答案,写上了正确的。)
“The teacher erased the whiteboard after the lesson.”
(下课后老师擦掉了白板上的内容。)
❶ 从存储设备中删除数据或信息,使其无法恢复。常用于电脑、硬盘等电子设备。
“I accidentally erased all the photos from my phone.”
(我不小心删除了手机里所有的照片。)
“The IT department will erase the old data from your computer.”
(IT部门会清除你电脑里的旧数据。)
❶ 从记忆中抹去或试图忘记某事,常用于情感或心理层面。
“She wished she could erase that embarrassing moment from her memory.”
(她希望能从记忆中抹去那个尴尬的时刻。)
“Time may erase the pain, but not the memories.”
(时间或许能减轻痛苦,但抹不去回忆。)
常见短语
erase from memory — 指刻意忘记或从记忆中消除某事,常用于描述想要遗忘不愉快经历的情况。
“He wanted to erase that failure from memory and start fresh.”
(他想忘记那次失败,重新开始。)
erase the board — 指擦除黑板、白板等书写板上的内容,为新的书写做准备。
“Could you please erase the board before the next class?”
(下节课前能请你擦一下黑板吗?)