1VERB [usually passive]對(男孩或男子)行割禮;環割…的包皮 If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off. 對(男孩或男子)行割禮;環割…的包皮
He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law. [beVERB-ed]
根據猶太法律的規定,他在出生後8天内接受了割禮。
circumcision
Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons.
猶太教徒和穆斯林教徒因宗教原因施行割禮。
2VERB [usually passive]對(女孩或婦女)行割禮;爲…切除部分(或全部)陰蒂 In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised, her clitoris is cut or cut off. 對(女孩或婦女)行割禮;爲…切除部分(或全部)陰蒂
An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised. [beVERB-ed]
當今世界上,約有9,000萬到1億的女性接受過割禮。
circumcision
...a campaigner against female circumcision.
反對婦女受割禮的活動家
Word Link
Word Link
circum ≈ around : circumcise, circumference, circumstance