root and branch

形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Total, thorough, sweeping, complete, radical, drastic. not-comparable
    — When, in 1872, Sir Charles Dilke once more returned to the charge in the House of Commons, introducing a motion for a full enquiry into the Queen's expenditure with a view to a root and branch reform of the Civil List, […]
副词 adv.
  1. Totally, completely. not-comparable
    — "I can't help coming, sir," continued Mrs. Parker. "Where am I to go if I don't come? Mr. Lopez, sir, has ruined us root and branch,—root and branch."

词形变化

root-and-branch alternative root-and-branch alternative

词源

词源 1
From the Bible. Used as a title for the Root and Branch petition presented to the Long Parliament on December 11, 1640.
词源 2
From the Bible. Used as a title for the Root and Branch petition presented to the Long Parliament on December 11, 1640.
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