palimpsest

• 涂改重写本，指原本写有文字的手稿（通常为羊皮纸或纸莎草纸）在原有文字被不完全擦除后被再次使用，因此较早的字迹在较晚的文字下仍可见。也泛指任何表面留有先前痕迹的物体或现象。

A manuscript, typically on papyrus or parchment, that has been reused after the original text was incompletely erased, leaving earlier writing still visible beneath the later text.

1. Manuscript with layered writingC2formal

   A manuscript, typically on papyrus or parchment, where earlier writing has been partially erased to make room for new text, leaving the old text still faintly visible.

   重写本

   • The ancient palimpsest revealed a previously unknown poem beneath a medieval religious text.
   • Scholars used ultraviolet light to read the hidden layers of the palimpsest.
   • The library's collection includes a rare palimpsest from the 9th century.

2. Something with multiple layersC2formal

   An object, place, or concept that has multiple layers of history or meaning, where earlier elements are still partially visible or influential.

   重写本

   • The old city is a palimpsest of different architectural styles from various eras.
   • Her novel is a palimpsest of memories and dreams, blending past and present.
   • The landscape is a palimpsest, with ancient ruins visible beneath modern buildings.

   同义词collagecompositelayeringmosaicpatchworkstratification