剪：快而小的一下
這一家就是核心畫面本身，動詞和名詞各站一邊。
verb · B2
To cut something with short, quick cuts, usually with scissors, and usually taking off only a small piece.
剪；剪掉
核心畫面
One quick closing of a pair of scissors. The blades bite once, a small piece comes away, and there is a short sharp sound. Everything else the word does grows out of that single short cut: the cut itself, the bit that falls off, and the idea of taking a little off something that is too long.
snip 的畫面可以想成剪刀「喀嚓」合起來的那一下。刀口很快地咬一口，一小塊就掉下來，同時發出一個短促的聲音。這個字…更多收起
snip 的畫面可以想成剪刀「喀嚓」合起來的那一下。刀口很快地咬一口，一小塊就掉下來，同時發出一個短促的聲音。這個字後面所有的用法，都可以想成從這一下長出來：那個動作本身、掉下來的碎片、還有「把太長的東西修掉一點」這個想法。剪的東西可以是看得見的線和紙，也可以是看不見的長度，例如一段引文，甚至一個價錢。From the word’s history
The supplied source gives snip as a borrowing from Dutch or Low German snippen, described as imitative in origin — the word copies the sound of the cut. That fits the modern core: short, quick, audible.
packet 裡的來源說 snip 借自荷蘭語或低地德語的 snippen，而且是模仿聲音造出來的字。也就是說，它先是一個聲音，才變成一個動作。這正好對上今天的核心畫面：短、快、聽得見。
Wiktionary entry supplied in this packet (source_ref kaikki:3f6f69a190036ae4:1170076786): "From Dutch snippen or Low German snippen, of imitative origin."
Three branches
剪下來的碎片
把鏡頭從剪刀移到地板上：同一下剪完之後，留下來的那些小塊。
noun · C1
A small piece that has been cut off something — for example a scrap of paper, cloth, or hair.
剪下的小片
把多餘的修掉：文字與價錢
剪刀的動作被搬到看不見的東西上。太長的引文、太高的價錢，都可以被「修掉一截」。這是一種理解的方式，不是歷史上的先後關係。
verb · C1
In online messages, to cut out the parts of a quoted message that are not needed, so that only the part you are replying to is left.
刪掉多餘引文