circumscribe
/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb/verb
with obj. (常作be circumscribed)
1
- restrict (something) within limits约束, 限制：
their movements were strictly monitored and circumscribed.
他们的活动被严格监控和限制。
2
- Geometry draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it【几何】使外接; 使外切。比较INSCRIBE.
派生词
circumscriber
nouncircumscription
noun词源
late Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum 'around' + scribere 'write'.