| 单词 | inscribe |
| 释义 | inscribe[ in-skrahyb ] / ɪnˈskraɪb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inscribe ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), in·scribed, in·scrib·ing.to address or dedicate (a book, photograph, etc.) informally to a person, especially by writing a brief personal note in or on it. to mark (a surface) with words, characters, etc., especially in a durable or conspicuous way. to write, print, mark, or engrave (words, characters, etc.). to enroll, as on an official list. Geometry. to draw or delineate (one figure) within another figure so that the inner lies entirely within the boundary of the outer, touching it at as many points as possible: to inscribe a circle in a square. British.
Origin of inscribe1545–55; <Latin inscrībere, equivalent to in-in-2 + scrībere to write; see scribe1 OTHER WORDS FROM inscribeWords nearby inscribeinsanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape, inscribe, inscription, inscriptive, inscroll, inscrutable, insculp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inscribeBritish Dictionary definitions for inscribeinscribe / (ɪnˈskraɪb) / verb (tr)to make, carve, or engrave (writing, letters, a design, etc) on (a surface such as wood, stone, or paper) to enter (a name) on a list or in a register to sign one's name on (a book, photograph, etc) before presentation to another person to draw (a geometric construction such as a circle, polygon, etc) inside another construction so that the two are in contact but do not intersectCompare circumscribe (def. 3) Derived forms of inscribeinscribable, adjectiveinscribableness, nouninscriber, nounWord Origin for inscribeC16: from Latin inscrībere; see inscription Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含192737条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。