efface

efface
[ɪˈfeɪs]
verb
[with obj.]
  1. erase (a mark) from a surface
    擦掉，抹去（痕迹）
    with time, the words are effaced by the frost and the rain.
    时光流逝，霜冻和雨水将字迹抹去了。
    his anger was effaced when he stepped into the open air.
    他走到户外气就消了。
    ■cause (a memory or emotion) to disappear completely
    使（记忆，感情）彻底消失；忘却
    ■(efface oneself)(figurative)make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous
    (喻)使（自己）不被人注意，使（自己）显得微不足道，不抛头露面
派生
effacement
noun
语源
  1. late 15th cent. (in the sense 'pardon or be absolved from (an offence)'): from French effacer, from e- (from Latin ex- 'away from') + face 'face'
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