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单词 circumscribe
释义

cir·cum·scribe

verb
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they circumscribe
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/
he / she / it circumscribes
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbz/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbz/
past simple circumscribed
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbd/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbd/
past participle circumscribed
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbd/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbd/
-ing form circumscribing
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbɪŋ/
/ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbɪŋ/
  1. [often passive] (formal) to limit somebody/something’s freedom, rights, power, etc.限制,约束(自由、权利、权力等) synonym restrict
    • be circumscribed (by something) The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.君主统治的权力受到了新法律的制约。
    • be circumscribed in something They are still highly circumscribed in their authority.他们的权力仍然受到严格限制。
  2. circumscribe something (specialist) to draw a circle around another shape画…的外接圆
  3. Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum ‘around’ + scribere ‘write’.
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