slash

• vt.切り刻む；鞭打つ；厳しく批判する；大幅に切り詰めるまたは減らす
• vi.斬りつける；厳しく批判する
• n.切り裂く；切り裂く；切り裂く；湿地帯の低地

子音クラスターsl-,slash,split,separate,slab,slip,slat,slit,slot.からスラッシュの比喩的な意味が派生した。

slash (v.)

1540s, "to cut with a stroke of a blade or whip;" 1650s, "to strike violently," perhaps from Middle French esclachier "to break," variant of esclater "to break, splinter" (see slat). Meaning "to clear land" (of trees) is from 1821, American English. In reference to prices, it is attested from 1906. Related: Slashed; slashing. Slash-and-burn for a method of clearing forest for cultivation is from 1919.

slash (n.)

"a cutting stroke with a weapon," 1570s, from slash (v.); sense of "slit in a garment" is from 1610s; that of "open tract in a forest" is first attested 1825, American English. As a punctuation mark in writing or printing, it is recorded from 1961.

1. Traditional slash and burn farming methods have exhausted the soil.

伝統的な刀耕火種農業方式は土地の肥沃さを使い果たした。

2.The band then signed to Slash Records.

その後、バンドは傷跡レコード会社と契約した。

3.The shop plans to slash fur prices after Spring Festival.

同店は春節後に毛皮を値下げする予定だ。

4.Don 't slash your horse in that cruel way.

そんなに残酷に馬に鞭打ってはいけない。

5.Compare cut，saw，chop，hack， slash and tear.

cut、saw、chop、hack、 slash 、tearの単語を比較してみます。