| 单词 | inscribe |
| 释义 | inscribe (once / 262 pages) 1v 2v 3v 4v 5v To inscribe means to write something in a permanent or formal way. When you have a jeweler inscribe your initials inside your new ring, she uses a machine to carve them into the metal. A stone carver might inscribe your grandfather's name on a memorial stone, and your best friend might inscribe his name and a favorite quote in the back of your yearbook. In geometry, to inscribe is to fit one shape inside another, like when a triangle fits neatly inside a circle with its points just touching the perimeter. The Latin root of inscribe is inscribere, "to write in or on." WORD FAMILYinscribe: inscribed, inscribes, inscribing, inscription+/inscription: inscriptions USAGE EXAMPLESIn this surpassingly American story, we see how historical and structural realities inscribe themselves into our most personal traumas and triumphs. Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) From my notes, inscribed in real time: “rooftop running, galloping, leaping, climbing, crossbows, crash, sword slice, arrows, climbing, jumping,” Seattle Times(Dec 21, 2016) It was stamped on coins, engraved on tombs and inscribed on sundials, jewelry and synagogue furnishings. Wall Street Journal(Dec 16, 2016) 1 1v carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface Syn|Hypo|Hyper engrave, grave, scratch engrave, etch carve or cut a design or letters into character engrave or inscribe characters on carve, chip at engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface 2v write, engrave, or print as a lasting record 2Hyper enter, put down, record make a record of; set down in permanent form v register formally as a participant or member 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper enrol, enroll, enter, recruit draft, enlist, muster in engage somebody to enter the army unionise, unionizerecruit for a union or organize into a union registerenroll to vote matriculateenroll as a student levy, raise, recruitcause to assemble or enlist in the military register record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions 1v mark with one's signature Syn|Hyper autograph sign be engaged by a written agreement 2v address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication 4Hyper dedicate inscribe or address by way of compliment v draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible 5Hyper delineate, describe, draw, line, trace make a mark or lines on a surface v convert ordinary language into code Syn|Hyper cipher, code, cypher, encipher, encrypt, write in code encode convert information into code |
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