extirpated
extirpated — 動詞
- extirpatedpresent simple I / you / we / they
- extirpateds3rd person singular
- extirpateding-ing form
- extirpatededpast simple
1. to get rid of something bad or unwanted so completely that nothing of it is left
根除；消滅
徹底清除或消滅
to get rid of something bad or unwanted so completely that nothing of it is left — for example, wiping out a disease from a whole region, ending a harmful practice in society, or destroying an invasive species in an area.
The government worked hard to extirpate polio from every village.
政府努力根除每個村莊的小兒麻痺症。
extirpate + disease (common pattern)
Through a new law, the government hopes to extirpate bribery in local politics.
透過新法律，政府希望根除地方政治中的賄賂行為。
Ayana believes that better education can extirpate fear and hatred between groups.
Ayana 相信更好的教育可以消滅群體之間的恐懼與仇恨。
It took the team five years to extirpate the invasive plants from the forest.
團隊花了五年時間才將森林中的外來植物根除。
- eradicate
the closest synonym; also suggests total destruction, very common in public health contexts
- exterminate
stronger emotional tone; often about killing pests or people
- wipe out
informal phrasal verb; much more common in everyday speech
文法句型
extirpate + noun phrase (disease, corruption, harmful practice)
用法筆記
Frequently used in formal writing about social problems, diseases, or harmful practices. Almost never used in casual conversation — speakers prefer 'wipe out', 'get rid of', or 'stamp out'.
常見錯誤
2. to pull a plant out of the ground together with its whole root system, so that i
連根拔除
將植物連根拔起
to pull a plant out of the ground together with its whole root system, so that it cannot grow again.
The gardener used a small tool to extirpate every weed from the soil.
園丁用一把小工具將土壤中的野草連根拔除。
extirpate + weed / unwanted plant (literal sense)
Rafael and his daughter tried to extirpate the old bush near the gate.
Rafael 和女兒試圖將大門旁的舊灌木連根拔起。
Before building the house, workers had to extirpate all the trees on the land.
蓋房子之前，工人必須把地上的樹木全部連根拔除。
Lan carefully extirpated the wild rose bush and moved it to a new spot.
Lan 小心翼翼地將那株野生玫瑰叢連根挖起，移到新的位置。
文法句型
extirpate + plant noun phrase (weed, bush, tree)
用法筆記
This is the oldest, most literal meaning of the word. However, it now sounds very formal and is rarely used in gardening contexts — speakers typically say 'pull up', 'dig up', or 'uproot' instead.
常見錯誤
3. to cut out and remove a diseased or unwanted organ, growth, or tissue from the b
切除；摘除
以外科手術切除
to cut out and remove a diseased or unwanted organ, growth, or tissue from the body during a medical operation.
The surgeon needed to extirpate the damaged part of Hari's stomach.
外科醫師需要切除 Hari 胃部受損的部分。
passive: be extirpated (medical context)
Doctors decided not to extirpate the growth because it was too close to the heart.
醫師決定不切除那個增生物，因為它離心臟太近。
Jenna felt relieved after the team successfully extirpated the tumor from her lung.
醫療團隊成功將 Jenna 肺部的腫瘤切除後，她鬆了一口氣。
Without quick surgery to extirpate the infected tissue, the patient could die.
若不緊急動手術切除受感染的組織，病人可能會死亡。
- implant
putting an organ or device into the body surgically
- transplant
moving an organ from one body to another
文法句型
extirpate + organ/tissue noun phrase
用法筆記
Always transitive. The subject is a medical professional or surgical team, and the object is a specific organ, growth, or tissue. Distinguish from 'excise', which also means cut out but is the more common medical term. 'Extirpate' is more emphatic — it implies removing something that is harmful.