defenestration

n. 丢出窗外

发音

UK /dɪˌfɛnɪˈstɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
UK /ˌdiː-/
其它
US /diˌfɛnəˈstɹeɪʃən/

词形变化

defenestrations 复数 defenestrations

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The act of throwing something or especially someone out of a window, especially lethally.

    抛出窗外

    抛窗

    掷窗

    可数 不可数
  2. 2.

    The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.

    可数 不可数
  3. 3.

    The high-profile removal of a person from an organization.

    to eliminate from a contest or sport championship

    可数 比喻 不可数
  4. 4.

    The act of removing the Microsoft Windows operating system from a computer in order to install an alternative one.

    可数 幽默 不可数 计算机 工程 数学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 4

riddance expulsion exclusion ejection

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Italic *dē New Latin dē New Latin dē- Etruscan *𐌚𐌍𐌄𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀 (*fnestra)bor.? New Latin fenestra Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō New Latin -ātiō New Latin dēfenestrātiōder. English defenestration From New Latin defenestratio, from dē (“from; out”) + fenestra (“window”) + -atio (suffix indicating an action or process); compare Middle French défenestrer (modern French défenestrer), défenestration, Italian defenestrazione and German Fenstersturz. The verb defenestrate was formed later.

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