(尤指因严重感染、坏死或外伤而)截肢;切除(肢体或其一部分)。也可引申指“切除/去除(不需要或有害的部分)”。
/ˈæm.pjə.teɪt/
The doctors had to amputate his leg to save his life.
医生为了保住他的生命,不得不截掉他的腿。
In the aftermath of the accident, surgeons decided to amputate the damaged limb before the infection spread to the rest of his body.
事故发生后,外科医生决定在感染扩散到全身之前截除受损的肢体。
amputate 来自拉丁语 amputare,由 *am-*(表示“离开、从……处”)和 putare(“修剪、切除”)构成,原意接近“剪掉、截去”。后来在医学语境中固定为“截肢/切除肢体”。