circumcision是什么意思？

circumcision

英[ˌsɜ:kəmˈsɪʒn] 美[ˌsɜrkəmˈsɪʒn]

• n. 割礼，包皮环切（术），（身心）净化；

例句

• Abraham was ninety - nine years old when he underwent circumcision. 亚伯拉罕受割礼的时候,年九十九岁.
• Rituals surrounding birth, death, circumcision, and daily activities are strictly adhered to. 恪守以生 、 死 、 割礼和日常生活为主要内容的仪式.
• For neither circumcision counts anything, nor uncircumcision , but a new creation. 受割礼不受割礼、都无关紧要 、 要紧的就是作新造的人.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  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.
  例句
  He had been circumcised within eight days of birth as required by Jewish law. 根据犹太法律的规定，他在出生后8天内接受了割礼。
• VERB
  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.
  例句
  An estimated number of 90 to 100 million women around the world living today have been circumcised. 当今世界上，约有9,000万到1亿的女性接受过割礼。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the act of circumcising performed on males eight days after birth as a Jewish and Muslim religious rite
  2. the act of circumcising; surgical removal of the foreskin of males

行业词典

• 医学： 包皮环切术：切除全部或部分包皮；
  药学： 包皮环切［术］；