ㄊㄠˊtáoㄊㄞˋtài

  1. 洗滌後漢書·三六·》:解釋先聖淘汰學者。」紅樓夢·第一》:少時那些痴情漸漸淘汰。」

  2. 經由選擇競爭剔除低劣自然淘汰」。裁汰裁減留存

to wash out, elimination (by selection)​, natural selection, to knock out (in a competition)​, to die out, to phase out
éliminer
wegwerfen, aussondern, ausrangieren (V)​