单词 circumscribe 释义 circumscribe, v.|skmskrab|[ad. L. circumscrbre to draw a line round, encompass, limit, confine, etc., f. circum around + scrbre to make lines, write. Cf. the earlier circumscrive.]1. trans. To draw a line round; to encompass with (...
单词 circumscribe 释义 circumscribe v[Tn] 1 (fml 文) restrict (sth) within limits; confine 将(某事物)限制於一定范围内; 约束 a life circumscribed by poverty 受制於贫穷的一生. 2 draw a line round (a geometrical figure) so that it touches all the outside...