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Excerpt N Latin Past Participle Excerpere Extract Related

单词 excerpt
音标 ['eksə:pt]
解释 n. 摘录,选录,节录
红宝书 【英】 n.书,电影,乐曲等的 节录(selected passage taken from a longer work)
字源 excerpt (v.)
early 15c. (implied in excerpte), from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere "pluck out, pick out, extract, excerpt," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + carpere "pluck, gather," from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Related: Excerpted; excerpting.

excerpt (n.)
1630s, from Latin excerptum "an extract, selection," noun use of neuter past participle of excerpere (see excerpt (v.)). Related: excerpts.
不择手段背单词 n. (从长篇作品、文章、乐章、文件或电影中摘录的一部份)节录; 选段; v 摘选
【记】源于expert(n 专家)才有能力进行摘选的工作.
【类】aside: digression = summary: excerpt离题话是离题的 = 摘要是摘录的
趣味全助记 【记】except 除了,文章除去一部份,只摘录一部份

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