circumscribe

vt. 在...周围画线, 限制

发音

UK /ˈsɜː.kəm.skɹaɪb/
US /ˈsɝ.kəm.skɹaɪb/
AU

词形变化

circumscribed circumscribes 三单 circumscribes circumscribest circumscribeth circumscribing circumscribing 现在分词 circumscribed 过去式 circumscribed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To draw a line around; to encircle.

  2. 2.

    To limit narrowly; to restrict.

  3. 3.

    To draw the smallest circle or higher-dimensional sphere that has (a polyhedron, polygon, etc.) in its interior.

    数学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 1

limit

上位词 8

line draw trace describe decrease lessen delineate minify

下位词 8

number cap curb restrict curtail cut back hold down keep down

词源

From Latin circumscrībō, from circum (“around”) + scrībō (“write”). By surface analysis, circum- + scribe.

来源：wiktionary