amputate
amputate[ˈampjʊteɪt]verb- [with obj.]cut off (a limb) by surgical operation
截(肢)
surgeons had to amputate her left hand.
外科医生不得不截掉她的左手。
派生amputationnounamputatornoun语源- mid 16th cent.: from Latin amputat- 'lopped off', from amputare, from am- (for amb- 'about') + putare 'to prune'
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