Meaning
剔除 means to carefully remove or eliminate something unwanted, undesirable, or unnecessary from a larger group or system. It implies a selective process of picking out and discarding specific elements, often used in formal or technical contexts like data processing, quality control, or editing.
Usage
This is a somewhat formal verb commonly used in written language, academic contexts, business reports, and technical fields. It suggests deliberate, systematic removal rather than casual discarding. Often used with abstract nouns like 错误 (errors), 杂质 (impurities), or 不合格产品 (defective products).
Examples
- 01我们需要从数据中剔除异常值。.We need to eliminate outliers from the data.
- 02编辑把文章中不必要的内容都剔除了。.The editor removed all the unnecessary content from the article.
Characters
Common collocations
- 剔除杂质to remove impurities
- 剔除错误to eliminate errors
- 剔除不合格产品to weed out defective products
Antonyms
Origin
Both characters relate to removal: 剔 (with the knife radical 刂) originally meant to pick meat off bones with a knife, while 除 means to remove or get rid of. Together they emphasize thorough, careful removal.