early 15c. (implied in excerpte), from Latin excerptus, past participle of excerpere "pluck out, pick out, extract," figuratively "choose, select, gather," also "to leave out, omit," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + carpere "pluck, gather," from PIE *kerp- "to gather, pluck, harvest" (see harvest (n.)). Related: Excerpted; excerpting.
excerpt (n.)
1630s, from Latin excerptum "an extract, selection," noun use of neuter past participle of excerpere "to extract" (see excerpt (v.)). Related: excerpts.
例文
1. The following excerpt is illustrative of her interaction with students.
次のセクションは、彼女と学生のやり取りを説明することができます。
2.This is an excerpt from a novel.
小説の抜粋です。
3.Can you excerpt something from the newspaper？
新聞から何か選んで録音することができますか。
4.You can excerpt passages from a book.
1冊の本からいくつかの段落を抜粋することができます。
5.In the following excerpt ，James describes the pragmatic theory of truth.