en·cir·cle·ment
noun/ɪnˈsɜːklmənt/
/ɪnˈsɜːrklmənt/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of surrounding somebody/something completely in a circle
环绕；围绕；包围 - The encirclement of the world by telegraph by the early 1870s represented a revolution in communications.
1870 年代初期，电报包围了世界，这代表了通信领域的一场革命。
- The encirclement of the world by telegraph by the early 1870s represented a revolution in communications.