释义 |
ˈringwise, adv. [f. ring n.1 + wise n.1 II.] In the form of a ring or rings; so as to produce a ring-shape.
1889Lancet 3 Aug. 244/1 Their foreheads are tattooed ringwise, with singularly shaped cuttings in the skin. 1915E. R. Lankester Diversions of Naturalist 101 Backbone-pieces and the body muscles attached ring-wise to them. 1922Joyce Ulysses 62 Pepper. He sprinkled it through his fingers, ringwise, from the chipped eggcup. |