| 释义 |
ex·co·ri·ate
I. \ekˈskōrēˌāt, ik-, -kȯr-, usu -ād.+V\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English excoriaten, from Late Latin excoriatus, past participle of excoriare, from Latin ex- ex- (I) + corium skin, hide — more at cuirass
1. : to strip or wear off the skin of : flay, abrade, gall; also : to break and remove the cuticle of
2. : to censure scathingly
II. \-ēə̇t, -ēˌāt\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin excoriatus, past participle
archaic : galled, abraded — used especially of skin or other covering |