cincture

n. 围绕, 围绕物, 束带 vt. 以带束住, 环绕

发音

/ˈsɪŋk.t͡ʃɚ/

词形变化

cinctures 复数 cinctures cinctured cinctures 三单 cincturing cincturing 现在分词 cinctured 过去式 cinctured 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An enclosure, or the act of enclosing, encircling or encompassing

  2. 2.

    A girdle or belt, especially as part of a vestment

  3. 3.

    The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column.

    建筑
v.
  1. 1.

    To encircle, or surround.

  2. 2.

    To girdle (stunt or kill by cutting).

词汇关系

名词

同义词 4

sash girdle waistband waistcloth

上位词 1

band

下位词 1

cummerbund

词源

From Latin cinctūra. Cognate with Spanish cintura (“waist”). Doublet of ceinture.

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