deaccession

/ˌdiː.əkˈseʃ.ən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌdiː.əkˈseʃ.ən/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌdē-ik-ˈse-shən -ak-/ (ame, mw)

deaccessionpresent simple I / you / we / they
deaccessions3rd person singular
deaccessioning-ing form
deaccessionedpast simple

1.動詞及物C2

釋義

館藏除籍

博物館正式賣出或移除藏品

for a museum, library, or archive to formally take an item out of its permanent holdings, usually by selling, transferring, or otherwise giving up ownership of it.

例句

The Mizuki Memorial Museum voted to deaccession three Edo-period scrolls last spring.

Mizuki 紀念博物館去年春天投票決定將三件江戶時期的卷軸予以館藏除籍。

subject is an institution + concrete object

Emily argued that the library should not deaccession first-edition novels without public notice.

Emily 主張，圖書館不應該在未公告的情況下將首版小說除籍出館。

deaccession + plural object (rare books)

同義詞

sell off
broader and less formal; doesn't carry the curatorial-policy meaning
dispose of
generic; may include destruction, which 'deaccession' usually excludes
withdraw
narrower in libraries: pulling worn copies from circulation, not transferring ownership

反義詞

acquire
formal opposite — taking an item into the collection
accession
the technical verb for adding an item to a collection's registry

文法句型

deaccession + object (artwork / book / artefact)

用法筆記

Subject is almost always a cultural institution (museum, gallery, library, archive) or its governing body (trustees, board, curators). The object is something held in a permanent collection, not ordinary inventory.

常見錯誤

❌The museum deaccessioned the visitors.

✅The museum deaccessioned the bronze statue.

💡the object must be a collection item, not a person or activity.

❌I deaccessioned my old books at a garage sale.

✅I sold my old books at a garage sale.

💡use 'deaccession' only of institutional collections, not personal belongings.

1.名詞C2

釋義

除籍政策

館藏除籍的作法、規範或案例

the practice, or a particular instance, of a museum, library, or archive formally letting go of items from its permanent holdings — together with the rules and paperwork that govern it.

例句

The deaccession of two Picasso sketches sparked angry letters from local artists.

兩幅 Picasso 素描的館藏除籍引發了當地藝術家寫信抗議。

the deaccession of + named work

Jude wrote a master's thesis on deaccession policy in small university libraries.

Jude 的碩士論文寫的是小型大學圖書館的館藏除籍政策。

deaccession + policy (uncountable)

同義詞

disposal
broader; not limited to collection items
decommissioning
shares the 'removing from active status' idea but used of equipment, not artworks
weeding
library-only informal term for routine removal of low-use books

反義詞

accession
the formal recording of a new item into the collection
acquisition
everyday opposite — buying or receiving new items

文法句型

the deaccession of + noun

deaccession by + institution

用法筆記

Used both as a count noun ('a deaccession', 'each deaccession' = one specific case) and as an uncount noun ('deaccession policy', 'rules on deaccession' = the practice in general). The countable use names a single event; the uncountable use names the policy area.

常見錯誤

❌The library made a deaccession of the chair.

✅The library deaccessioned the chair.

💡when describing one action, the verb is more natural; the noun fits policy contexts or named events.

❌She bought a deaccession at the auction.

✅She bought a deaccessioned book at the auction.

💡the noun names the act, not the item that was sold.

deaccession

deaccession — 動詞

1. for a museum, library, or archive to formally take an item out of its permanent

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤

deaccession — 名詞

1. the practice, or a particular instance, of a museum, library, or archive formall

文法句型

用法筆記

常見錯誤