erasure

• 名词，指删除、擦除或销毁某物的行为或过程，例如文字、数据或记忆。

A noun referring to the act or process of removing, deleting, or obliterating something, such as writing, data, or a memory.

1. Removal of marks or dataB2formal

   The act of deleting, rubbing out, or removing written, printed, or digital material.

   擦除

   • The erasure of the chalkboard left it clean and ready for the next lesson.
   • Digital erasure of files must be done carefully to avoid data recovery.
   • The artist used erasure as a technique to create negative space in the drawing.

   同义词clearingeffacementeliminationexpungingobliterationremoval

   反义词additioninscriptioninsertion

2. Obliteration or eliminationC1formal

   The complete removal or destruction of something, often used metaphorically for memory, history, or identity.

   抹除或消除

   • The regime attempted the erasure of all dissenting voices from history.
   • Cultural erasure can occur when minority traditions are suppressed.
   • The erasure of her childhood memories was a side effect of the trauma.

   同义词annihilationeffacementeliminationeradicationobliterationremoval

   反义词creationestablishmentmaintenancepreservationretention