efface

• vt.消し去る、目立たなくする。

ef-、外側、ex-と同じ。 face,面,表面

efface (v.)

"to erase or obliterate," especially something written or carved, late 15c., from Middle French effacer, from Old French esfacier (12c.) "to wipe out, destroy," literally "to remove the face," from es- "out" (see ex-) + face "appearance," from Latin facies "face" (see face (n.)). Related: Effaced; effacing. Compare deface.

1. It takes many years to efface the unpleasant memories of a war.

戦争の不快な記憶を薄めるには何年も後が必要です。

2.The lapse of year will never efface that scene of ruins from my memory.

時の流れは決して廃墟の光景を私の記憶から薄めることはありません。

3.He could not efface the impression from his mind.

彼はこのイメージを心から消すことができない。

4.He would have to efface himself before his visitors.

彼はいつも客の前に隠れて避けるしかなかった。

5.Time would efface the memory.

時間は記憶を消去する。