delete(动词):删除;把(文件、信息、文字等)从某处移除或抹去,使其不再存在或不再可见。(也可指“删去某段文字/记录”。)
/dɪˈliːt/
Please delete this email after you read it.
请你读完后删除这封邮件。
The editor decided to delete several paragraphs to make the article clearer and more persuasive.
编辑决定删去几段文字,让文章更清晰、更有说服力。
delete 来自拉丁语 dēlēre,意为“抹去、消除、毁掉”。后来进入英语,常用于“删去文字/记号”,在现代语境中尤其常指“删除电脑中的文件或数据”。