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单词 circumscribing
释义

circumscribe /sûr-kəm-skrībˈ/

transitive verb
  1. To draw a line round
  2. To describe a curve or figure touching externally
  3. To enclose within certain limits, to curtail, abridge
ORIGIN: L circum around, and scrībere, scrīptum to write

circumscrībˈable adjective

circumscrībˈer noun

A person who circumscribes

circumscription /-skripˈshən/ noun

  1. Limitation
  2. The line that limits
  3. The act of circumscribing
  4. An inscription running round
  5. A defined district

circumscripˈtive adjective

Marking the external form or outline

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