deracinate

英 [dɪ'ræsɪneɪt]美 [,di'ræsɪnet]
  • vt. 灭绝，根除；使孤立，使隔绝
GRE

中文词源

deracinate 使背井离乡

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

英文词源

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.

双语例句

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