英语词汇“circumscribe”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

cir•cum•scribe v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing.

to draw a line around;
encircle.
to keep or enclose (something) within bounds;
restrict:His powers were carefully circumscribed.

See -scrib-.

cir•cum•scribe v.t., -scribed, -scrib•ing.

to draw a line around;
encircle:to circumscribe a city on a map.
to enclose within bounds;
limit or confine, esp. narrowly:Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations.
to mark off;
define;
delimit:to circumscribe the area of a science.
Mathematics[Geom.]
- to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible.
- (of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner.

Latin circumscrībere, equivalent. to circum- circum- + scrībere to write
Middle English 1350–1400

cir′cum•scrib′a•ble, adj.
cir′cum•scrib′er, n.

2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrict, restrain, check, hamper, hinder.

circumscribe /ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb; ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb/ vb (transitive)

to restrict within limits
to mark or set the bounds of
to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect
to draw a line round

Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin circumscrībere, from circum- + scrībere to write

ˌcircumˈscribable adj ˌcircumˈscriber n

单词	circumscribe
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 cir•cum•scribe /ˈsɜrkəmˌskraɪb/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -scribed, -scrib•ing. to draw a line around; encircle. to keep or enclose (something) within bounds; restrict:His powers were carefully circumscribed. See -scrib-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 cir•cum•scribe (sûr′kəm skrīb′, sûr′kəm skrīb′),USA pronunciation v.t., -scribed, -scrib•ing. to draw a line around; encircle:to circumscribe a city on a map. to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, esp. narrowly:Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations. to mark off; define; delimit:to circumscribe the area of a science. Mathematics[Geom.] to draw (a figure) around another figure so as to touch as many points as possible. (of a figure) to enclose (another figure) in this manner. Latin circumscrībere, equivalent. to circum- circum- + scrībere to write Middle English 1350–1400 cir′cum•scrib′a•ble, adj. cir′cum•scrib′er, n. 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged restrict, restrain, check, hamper, hinder. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: circumscribe /ˌsɜːkəmˈskraɪb; ˈsɜːkəmˌskraɪb/ vb (transitive) to restrict within limits to mark or set the bounds of to draw a geometric construction around (another construction) so that the two are in contact but do not intersect to draw a line round Etymology: 15th Century: from Latin circumscrībere, from circum- + scrībere to write ˌcircumˈscribable adj ˌcircumˈscriber n
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