deracinate

• vt. 灭绝，根除；使孤立，使隔绝

de-, 损毁，压去。-rac, 根，来自radicina, 词源同root. 即损毁其根，使背井离乡。

deracinate (n.)

1590s, "to pluck up by the roots," from French déraciner, from Old French desraciner "uproot, dig out, pull up by the roots," from des- (see dis-) + racine "root," from Late Latin radicina, diminutive of Latin radix (see radish). Related: Deracinated.

1. It is essential first to deracinate preconceived notions.

必须首先根除那些先入之见。

来自辞典例句

1. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment;

"The war uprooted many people"

2. pull up by or as if by the roots;

"uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

It is essential first to deracinate preconceived notions.

必须首先根除那些先入之见。

辞典例句