His authority was circumscribed.他的权力受到了制约。

There are laws circumscribing the right of individual citizens to cause bodily harm to others.有一些法律限制了公民个人的权利, 禁止对他人造成人身伤害。

The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed.这支军队显然担心在他领导下活动会受到严重制约。

The island rises sheer from the sea, circumscribed by steep limestone cliffs.这个岛屿完全浮出海面, 四周是陡峭的石灰岩壁。

To circumscribe a triangle is to draw a circle which touches each of its vertices.对一个三角形外接, 就是画一个与该三角形每个顶点都相接的圆。

The artist will circumscribe the painting with just one red line.这位艺术家将会画一条简单的红线, 把这幅画框起来。