| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cir•cum•ci•sion (sûr′kəm sizh′ən),USA pronunciation n. - Surgeryan act, instance, or the rite of circumcising.
- Surgeryclitoridectomy.
- spiritual purification.
- Religion(cap.) a church festival in honor of the circumcision of Jesus, observed on January 1.
- Late Latin circumcīsiōn- (stem of circumcīsiō), equivalent. to Latin circumcīs(us) (see circumcise) + -iōn- -ion
- Middle English 1125–75
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: circumcision /ˌsɜːkəmˈsɪʒən/ n - surgical removal of the foreskin of males
- surgical incision into the skin covering the clitoris in females
- removal of the clitoris
- the act of circumcision, performed as a religious rite by Jews and Muslims
- the festival celebrated on Jan 1 in commemoration of the circumcision of Jesus
|