| 释义 |
circumscribe/ˈsɜ:kəmskraib/v. tr. 1 (of a line etc.) enclose or outline (线段等)环绕，包围；画轮廓 2 lay down the limits of; confine, restrict 限制，限定，约束 3 Geom. draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it (cf. 参见 INSCRIBE 4) 【几】使外接，使外切 □ circumscribable /-ˈskraibəb(ə)l/ adj.□ circumscriber n.□ circumscription /-ˈskripʃ(ə)n/ n.[Latin circumscribere (as CIRCUM-, scribere script- ‘write’)] |