1VERB [usually passive]对(男孩或男子)行割礼;环割…的包皮 If a boy or man is circumcised, the loose skin at the end of his penis is cut off. 对(男孩或男子)行割礼;环割…的包皮
He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law. [beVERB-ed]
根据犹太法律的规定,他在出生后8天内接受了割礼。
circumcision
Jews and Moslems practise circumcision for religious reasons.
犹太教徒和穆斯林教徒因宗教原因施行割礼。
2VERB [usually passive]对(女孩或妇女)行割礼;为…切除部分(或全部)阴蒂 In some cultures, if a girl or woman is circumcised, her clitoris is cut or cut off. 对(女孩或妇女)行割礼;为…切除部分(或全部)阴蒂
An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised. [beVERB-ed]
当今世界上,约有9,000万到1亿的女性接受过割礼。
circumcision
...a campaigner against female circumcision.
反对妇女受割礼的活动家
Word Link
Word Link
circum ≈ around : circumcise, circumference, circumstance