(尤指以暴力)剖开腹部并取出内脏的;(比喻)彻底摧毁、严厉驳倒或“狠狠干掉”的。
/ɪˈvɪsəreɪtɪd/
The fish was eviscerated before it was cooked.
这条鱼在烹饪前被剖腹去内脏了。
Her argument was eviscerated by the opposing lawyer in court, leaving the jury unconvinced.
在法庭上,对方律师彻底驳倒了她的论点,使陪审团不再信服。
来自拉丁语 eviscerare,由 *e-*(“向外、除去”)+ viscera(“内脏”)构成,本义是“把内脏取出来”。后来在英语中常引申为“从根本上削弱、彻底毁掉(某观点、计划、制度等)”。