英式:[ˈpælɪmpsest]
美式:[ˈpælɪmpsest]
n.(原有文字已擦去的)重写本
用作名词 (n.)
This book is the most important palimpsest in the world, 这本书是世界是最重要的重写本。
All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary. 全部历史都象一张不断刮干净重写的羊皮纸。