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ef·face AHD[ĭ-fāsʹ] D.J.[ɪˈfeɪs]K.K.[ɪˈfes]v.tr.（及物动词）ef.faced, ef.fac.ing, ef.fac.es - To rub or wipe out; erase.擦去：擦掉或消除；抹去
- To make indistinct as if by rubbing:冲淡（记忆）：好象通过擦拭使变得不清晰："Five years' absence had done nothing to efface the people's memory of his firmness"(Alan Moorehead)See Synonyms at erase “五年离别丝毫未冲淡人们对他坚毅形象的记忆”(艾伦·穆尔黑德) 参见 erase
- To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:隐没：使（自己）不被人注意："When the two women went out together, Anna deliberately effaced herself and played to the dramatic Molly"(Doris Lessing)“当那两个女人一起出去，安娜特意不突出自己而去迎合举止显眼的莫莉”(多丽丝·莱辛)
- Middle English effacen 中古英语 effacen
- from French effacer 源自 法语 effacer
- from Old French esfacier 源自 古法语 esfacier
- es- [out] from Latin ex- [ex-] es- [向外面的] 源自 拉丁语 ex- [前缀，表“从前的”]
- face [face] from Latin faciēs * see dhē- face [面对] 源自 拉丁语 faciēs * 参见 dhē-
effaceʹable adj.（形容词）effaceʹment n.（名词）effacʹer n.（名词） |