Circumscribe



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 限制
• ［英］ v. 限制 ( to restrict; restrain; limit)
• ［记］ circum ( 绕圈) +scribe ( 画) -> 画一个圈子 -> 限制
• ［同］ 同根词: describe ( 描述) ; prescribe ( 开处方, 规定)
• ［例］ Rules set down by her parents circumscribed her activities.

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English circumscriven, from Latin circumscribere, from circum- + scribere to write, draw — more at scribe
• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • a. to constrict the range or activity of definitely and clearly <his role was carefully circumscribed
  • b. to define or mark off carefully study of plant species in a circumscribed area
• 2.
  • a. to draw a line around
  • b. to surround by or as if by a boundary <fields circumscribed by tall trees
• 3. to construct or be constructed around (a geometrical figure) so as to touch as many points as possible
• Synonyms: see limit

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