• n. 摘录，引用
• vt. 引用，摘录
• vi. 摘录，引用

ex-, 向外。-cerp, 砍，切，词源同harvest, carpet, shear. 即切下来的一段，节选。

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.

接下来的节选部分可以说明她与学生的互动情况。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This is an excerpt from a novel.

这是一部小说的摘录.

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. Can you excerpt something from the newspaper?

你能从报纸上选录些东西 吗 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. You can excerpt passages from a book.

你可以从一本书中摘录几段。

来自辞典例句

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

在下面选文中, 詹姆士阐述了实用主义的真理理论.

来自哲学部分