c. 1300, "clear of a charge or suspicion;" late 14c., "cleanse, clear, purify," from Anglo-French purger, Old French purgier "wash, clean; refine, purify" morally or physically (12c., Modern French purger) and directly from Latin purgare "cleanse, make clean; purify," especially of the body, "free from what is superfluous; remove, clear away," figuratively "refute, justify, vindicate" (also source of Spanish purgar, Italian purgare), from Old Latin purigare, from purus "pure" (see pure) + root of agere "to drive, make" (see act (n.)). Related: Purged; purging.
purge (n.)
1560s, "that which purges," from purge (v.). Meaning "a purgative, an act of purging" is from 1590s. Political sense from 1730. Earliest sense in English was the now-obsolete one "examination in a legal court" (mid-15c.).
例文
1. The leadership voted to purge the party of "hostile and anti-party elements "
指導部投票は、党内の「敵対と反党分子」を一掃することを決定した。His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists.
彼がリーダーになった最初のことは、党内の極端分子を一掃することだ。
3.The new president carried out a purge of disloyal army officers.
新大統領は忠誠心のない将校を洗浄した。
4.The mayoral candidate has promised to purge the police department.
市長候補は警察部門の洗浄を承諾した。
5.The army have called for a more thorough purge of people associated with the late President.