extirpate的词源

英文词源

extirpate (v.)

"root up, root out," 1530s, usually figurative, from Latin extirpatus/exstirpatus, past participle of extirpare/exstirpare "root out, eradicate, pull up by the roots" (see extirpation). Related: Extirpated; extirpating.

中文词源

extirpate：根除

ex-, 向外。-stirp, 根，主干，词源同stand. 即根除。

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