ef.face

efface的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [iˈfeis]
KK音标发音： [ɪˈfes]

efface的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To rub or wipe out; erase.
擦去：擦掉或消除；抹去

2. To make indistinct as if by rubbing:
冲淡（记忆）：好象通过擦拭使变得不清晰：

“Five years' absence had done nothing to efface the people's memory of his firmness”(Alan Moorehead)See Synonyms at erase
“五年离别丝毫未冲淡人们对他坚毅形象的记忆”(艾伦·穆尔黑德)参见 erase

3. To conduct (oneself) inconspicuously:
隐没：使（自己）不被人注意：

“When the two women went out together, Anna deliberately effaced herself and played to the dramatic Molly”(Doris Lessing)
“当那两个女人一起出去，安娜特意不突出自己而去迎合举止显眼的莫莉”(多丽丝·莱辛)

efface的词源：

4. Middle English effacen
中古英语 effacen

5. from French effacer
源自 法语 effacer

6. from Old French esfacier
源自 古法语 esfacier

7. es- [out] from Latin ex- [ex-]
es- [向外面的] 源自 拉丁语 ex- [前缀，表“从前的”]

8. face [face] from Latin faci?s * see dh?-
face [面对] 源自 拉丁语 faci?s *参见 dh?-

efface的词性：
adj.（形容词）

efface的词性：
n.（名词）

efface的词性：
n.（名词）