early 15c., "process of withdrawing or obtaining" (something, from something else), from Old French estraction "extraction, origin" (12c.) or directly from Medieval Latin extractionem (nominative extractio), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin extrahere "to draw out" (see extract (v.)). Meaning "that which is extracted" is from 1590s. Meaning "descent, lineage" is from late 15c.
雙語例句
1. Petroleum engineers plan and manage the extraction of oil.
石油工程師規劃并管理石油的提煉。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Her real father was of Italian extraction.
她的親生父親是意大利裔。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Zidane has become the poster child for a whole generation of French-born youths of North African extraction.
齊達內已成為在法國出生、有著北非血統的年輕一代的典范。
來自柯林斯例句
4. The local economy is overwhelmingly dependent on oil and gas extraction.