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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries重写本
Pronunciation / Transliteration: chóng xiě běn
"这部中世纪的手稿是一个珍贵的重写本。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A manuscript or piece of writing material on which the original writing has been scraped to make room for newer text, but where traces of the earlier text remain visible.
"The medieval manuscript proved to be a palimpsest, revealing a lost classical text underneath the religious hymns." - 2
Something that has been changed or altered numerous times yet still exhibits visible layers of its earlier forms.
"The ancient city is a cultural palimpsest, showing architectural layers from Roman, medieval, and modern periods."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the ancient Greek palimpsēstos, meaning 'scraped again,' formed from palin ('again') and psēstos ('rubbed smooth'). Originally describing writing materials like parchment scraped clean for reuse, the term has evolved metaphorically to describe objects, landscapes, or texts that bear the visible traces of earlier, multiple layers of history.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Palimpsest" is said worldwide
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palimpseste
Transliteration: /pa.lɛ̃p.sɛst/
"Ce vieux parchemin est un véritable palimpseste."
Palimpsest
Transliteration: /pa.lɪmˈp͡sɛst/
"Das Dokument erwies sich als ein antikes Palimpsest."
palinsesto
Transliteration: /pa.linˈzɛs.to/
"Il manoscritto è un palinsesto di grande valore storico."
palimpsesto
Transliteration: /pa.limˈpes.to/
"La ciudad histórica funciona como un palimpsesto arquitectónico."
palimpsesto
Transliteration: /pa.lĩˈpʃɛs.tu/
"O texto antigo revelou ser um palimpsesto fascinante."
पालimpsest
Transliteration: palimpsest
"यह प्राचीन पांडulipi एक पलimpsest है।"
重写本
Transliteration: chóng xiě běn
"这部中世纪的手稿是一个珍贵的重写本。"
팔림세스트
Transliteration: pallimsesiteu
"그 고대 문헌은 흥미로운 팔림세스트였다."
パリンプセスト
Transliteration: parimpusesuto
"その古い写本はパリンプセストであることが判明した。"
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