A palimpsest is a manuscript which has been erased and overwritten.

羊皮纸这种手稿会一直被清除、覆写。

Land is the palimpsest of human needs, desires, meaning, greed, and fears.

土地是人类的需求、欲望、意义、贪婪及恐惧的重写本。

The truth is that this world of adaptation has made him into a palimpsest.

事实是，这些各式各样的改编已经使他成为一个多义词，

Some of it is lost, as the DNA palimpsest has been erased and re - written.

由于DNA的“原手稿本”已经擦拭并重写, 有些信息便遗失了.

All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed as often as was necessary.

全部历史都象一张不断刮干净重写的羊皮纸.

All history was a palimpsest, scraped clean and reinscribed exactly as often as was necessary.

历史变成了一张羊皮纸,可以按照需要擦净重写.