palimpsest
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpæl.ɪm.sest/ us/ˈpæl.ɪmp.sest/
(全部或部分原有文字被刮去,在上面另行书写的)重写羊皮书卷
a very old text or document in which writing has been removed and covered or replaced by new writing
formal具有多种意义的事物;多种风格交织的事物(如艺术品等)
something such as a work of art that has many levels of meaning, types of style, etc. that build on each other
His performance is a palimpsest in which you see all the layers of a single life. 他的表演有多种含义,让你看到一个人生的所有层次。