单词 | enceinte |
释义 | enceinte enceinte1 /en saynt", ahn sant"/; Fr. /ahonn saonnt"/, adj. pregnant; with child. [1590-1600; < MF < LL incincta, perh. lit. "ungirded," equiv. to L in- IN-3 + cincta, fem. of cinctus, ptp. of cingere to belt, gird, surround] enceinte2 /en saynt", ahn sant"/; Fr. /ahonn saonnt"/, n. , pl. enceintes /-saynts", -sants"/; Fr. /-saonnt"/. 1. a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place. 2. the place enclosed. [1700-10; < F: enclosure, also girding fence or rampart < L incincta, n. use of fem. of incinctus girded in (ptp. of incingere), equiv. to in- IN-2 + cing- gird + -tus ptp. suffix] |
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