• n. 摘錄，引用
• vt. 引用，摘錄
• vi. 摘錄，引用

ex-, 向外。-cerp, 砍，切，詞源同harvest, carpet, shear. 即切下來的一段，節選。

excerpt

excerpt: see scarce

excerpt (v.)

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.

1. The following excerpt is illustrative of her interaction with students.

接下來的節選部分可以說明她與學生的互動情況。

來自柯林斯例句

2. This is an excerpt from a novel.

這是一部小說的摘錄.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. Can you excerpt something from the newspaper?

你能從報紙上選錄些東西 嗎 ?

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. You can excerpt passages from a book.

你可以從一本書中摘錄幾段。

來自辭典例句

5. In the following excerpt, James describes the pragmatic theory of truth.

在下面選文中, 詹姆士闡述了實用主義的真理理論.

來自哲學部分