| 单词 | palimpsest |
| 释义 | palimpsest (once / 26985 pages) n If you are writing fast and hastily erase something not quite all the way and continue writing right over the smudgy bit, then you’ve created a palimpsest — which means you can see traces of the earlier writing mixed in with the new. The noun palimpsest originally described a document, such as a page from a manuscript written on parchment, that had been rubbed smooth so it could be used again, with traces of the original writing showing through. The word still carries that meaning, but ancient manuscripts are rare these days, so you’re more likely to hear palimpsest used to describe something that has traces of early stages showing through, like "the palimpsest of an urban neighborhood" — in which hints of earlier styles and designs are still evident among the new highrises. WORD FAMILYpalimpsest: palimpsests USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s not an original thought: Gore Vidal used the term for such a document, Palimpsest, as the title of his own memoir. The Guardian(Nov 20, 2016) The layers of scrutiny make the borough a palimpsest. New York Times(Nov 01, 2016) In this sense, the drawings are palimpsests depicting the action of battle. New York Times(Jul 08, 2016) n a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible Hyper holograph, manuscript handwritten book or document |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。