the act of circumcising somebody; the religious ceremony when somebody, especially a baby, is circumcised 包皮环切术；阴蒂切除术；（宗教仪式尤指为男婴施行的）切礼 Word OriginMiddle English: from late Latin circumcisio(n-), from the verb circumcidere, from circum ‘around, about’ + caedere ‘to cut’.