deracinate

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

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。

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