"parchment from which earlier writing has been removed to clear it for new writing," 1660s, from Latin palimpsestus, from Greek palimpsestos "scraped again," from palin "again" (see palindrome) + verbal adjective of psen "to rub smooth" (of uncertain origin).
实用例句
1. All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary.
历史变成了一张羊皮纸,可以按照需要擦净重写.来自英汉文学
2. Some of it is lost, as the DNA palimpsest has been erased and re - written.
由于DNA的“原手稿本”已经擦拭并重写, 有些信息便遗失了.来自互联网
3. All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed as often as was necessary.
