| 释义 |
aphetize, v.|ˈæfɪtaɪz|
[f. Gr. ἄϕετ-ος (see aphetic) + -ize; cf. Gr. συνετίζειν.]
To render aphetic, to shorten by aphesis.
1884New Eng. Dict. s.v. Acute, In the sense of sharp in business, shrewd, it [acute] is familiarly aphetized..to 'cute. 1900B. A. P. Van Dam Shakespeare ii. 23 The very frequent use of aphetised forms was specially characteristic of the negligent parlance of every-day life. |