| 单词 |
effacement |
| 释义 |
effacement|ɛˈfeɪsmənt|
[f. as prec. + -ment.]
The process of effacing; the fact of being effaced.
1797Monthly Rev. XXIII. 572 A state of simplicity..subsequent to the effacement of the vices of barbarism. 1866Wedgwood Origin of Lang. 7 Effacement of a sense from want of practice. 1876Mozley Univ. Serm. v. 99 The effacement of the national sentiment is an artificial and violent evasion of a fact of nature.
Add:b. spec. in Obstetr. Cf. *efface v. 5.
1941H. J. Stander J. W. Williams's Obstetr. (ed. 8) xii. 345 The dilatation of the cervix should be regarded as consisting of two stages: first, obliteration or effacement of the canal; and, second, dilatation of the external os. 1979G. Bourne Pregnancy (rev. ed.) xxiv. 336 This process of elimination of the length of the cervical canal is known as effacement, or ‘taking up of the cervix’. 1985Brit. Med. Jrnl. 14 Sept. 687/1 There is also abdominal enlargement, but without effacement of the umbilicus. |
英语词典包含277258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。
相关内容：
相关热词搜索：effacement英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语
字词 球面链条 释义 【机】 conic chain 汉译英翻译词典收录405719条汉英翻译词条，基本涵盖了......