early 15c. (implied in excerpte), from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere "pluck out, pick out, extract," figuratively "choose, select, gather," also "to leave out, omit," 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 "to extract" (see excerpt (v.)). Related: excerpts.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. The following excerpt is illustrative of her interaction with students.
接下來(lái)的節(jié)選部分可以說(shuō)明她與學(xué)生的互動(dòng)情況。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. This is an excerpt from a novel.
這是一部小說(shuō)的摘錄.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. Can you excerpt something from the newspaper?
你能從報(bào)紙上選錄些東西 嗎 ?
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
4. You can excerpt passages from a book.
你可以從一本書(shū)中摘錄幾段。
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. In the following excerpt, James describes the pragmatic theory of truth.