英语词汇“palimpsest”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

pal•imp•sest n.

Archaeologya parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text.

Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again (pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth)
Latin palimpsēstus
1655–65

pal′imp•ses′tic, adj.

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palimpsest /ˈpælɪmpˌsɛst/ n

a manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written, each one being erased to make room for the next

adj

(of a text) written on a palimpsest
(of a document) used as a palimpsest

Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin palimpsestus parchment cleaned for reuse, from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin again + psēstos rubbed smooth, from psēn to scrape

单词	palimpsest
释义	WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 pal•imp•sest (pal′imp sest′),USA pronunciation n. Archaeologya parchment or the like from which writing has been partially or completely erased to make room for another text. Greek palímpsēstos rubbed again (pálin again + psēstós scraped, rubbed, verbid of psân to rub smooth) Latin palimpsēstus 1655–65 pal′imp•ses′tic, adj. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: palimpsest /ˈpælɪmpˌsɛst/ n a manuscript on which two or more successive texts have been written, each one being erased to make room for the next adj (of a text) written on a palimpsest (of a document) used as a palimpsest Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin palimpsestus parchment cleaned for reuse, from Greek palimpsēstos, from palin again + psēstos rubbed smooth, from psēn to scrape
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