- 1割禮；包皮環切（宗教儀式多說「割禮」，醫院手術多說「包皮環切」）
Circumcision is the act of cutting away the of the penis. The word can mean the medical operation itself, or a ceremony in which a baby boy is circumcised as part of a religion. In Judaism it is a long-standing rite for infant boys; in Islam male circumcision is also widely , though the age and the setting vary. Some families choose it only as a hospital procedure, with no religious meaning; some never choose it at all. It is a private, body-and-faith topic, so people often speak about it carefully, or not in mixed company. The English word is the ordinary clinical and news word; it is not slang and it is not a joke. There is also female circumcision in some reporting, but that names a different set of procedures, and many health groups use other terms for those. For this entry, keep the core sense: the male operation, and the religious occasion around a baby.
From the word’s history
From Latin circumcīsiō, from circumcīdō 'cut around' (circum + caedō).
源自拉丁文 circum（周圍）加 caedō（切），即環切。
組成From Latin circumcīdō (“cut around”), from circum (“around”) + caedō (“cut”), plus -ion. In English it is circumcis(e) + -ion.
同家族的字
- circumcisethe verb for the same act
原始詞典資料5 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
circumcisionnoun/ˌsɜː(ɹ)kəmˈsɪʒən/
- 1
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- So ſay I , did the Covenant of circumciſion, in that he that was circumciſed was bound to keep the whole Law Gal 5. 3.
- I had first to obtain a recommendation from the Assistant Resident to the Regent, and then an order from the Regent to the Waidono; and when after a week's delay I arrived with my baggage and men at Modjo-agong, I found them all in the midst of a five days' feast, to celebrate the circumcision of the Waidono's younger brother and cousin, and had a small room in an outhouse given me to stay in.
- 2
The surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- 3
historicalThe surgical excision of the foreskin and usually all or most of the penile frenulum.
- The ancient Egyptians practiced circumcision by creating a dorsal incision in the foreskin.
- 4
The surgical excision of the clitoral hood of the clitoris; female circumcision.
- 5
The surgical excision of the clitoris; clitoridectomy.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。