| 单词 | circumcise |
| 释义 | circumcise —circumciser, n. /serr"keuhm suyz'/, v.t., circumcised, circumcising. 1. to remove the prepuce of (a male), esp. as a religious rite. 2. to remove the clitoris, prepuce, or labia of (a female). 3. to purify spiritually. [1200-50; ME circumcisen < L circumcisus (ptp. of circumcidere to cut around), equiv. to circum- CIRCUM- + -cisus (-cid- cut + -tus ptp. suffix; see -CIDE)] |
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