scarify

英 ['skærɪfaɪ; 'skeərɪ-]美 ['skɛrɪfaɪ]

vt. 在…上划痕；乱划；严厉批评

中文词源

scarify 划破皮肤

来自 scar,伤口，划伤，-fy,使。

英文词源

scarify (v.)

mid-15c., "make incisions in the bark of a tree," from Middle French scarifier "score, scrape" (leather or hide), 14c., from Late Latin scarificare (see scarification). The sense "cover with scars" (1680s) is a sense-shift from influence of scar (v.). Related: Scarified; scarifier; scarifying.

双语例句

1. The men in some African tribes scarify their faces.

某些非洲部落里的男人在脸上刻痕.

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2. Some African tribes scarify their faces.

一些非洲部落在脸上乱划.

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