excerpt

excerpt
noun
  1. a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing
    摘录;节选;选段
verb
  1. [with obj.]take (a short extract) from a text
    摘录;节选
    the notes are excerpted from his forthcoming biography.
    这些简信摘自他即将发表的传记。
    ■take an excerpt or excerpts from (a text)
    从…中摘录,摘自
派生
excerptible
adjective
excerption
noun
语源
  1. mid 16th cent. (as a verb): from Latin excerpt- 'plucked out', from the verb excerpere, from ex- 'out of' + carpere 'to pluck'
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