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circumscribed

UK //ˈsɜːkəmskraɪbd//US //ˈsɜːrkəmskraɪbd//

词源

源自拉丁语 circumscribere,由 circum(围绕)和 scribere(写/画)组成,15世纪进入英语。

adjective

❶ 指某事物被限制在特定范围内或受到严格约束,常用于描述权力、活动或物理边界被明确划定的状态。

“The king's power was circumscribed by the new constitution.”

(国王的权力被新宪法严格限制。)

“Her social life is circumscribed by her strict parents.”

(她的社交生活被严厉的父母严格约束。)

同义词:limited, restricted, confined, bounded, delimited

verb

❶ 指用线条或边界明确划定某物的范围,或在抽象意义上对事物施加限制。

“The architect circumscribed the property with a red line.”

(建筑师用红线标出了地产的边界。)

“Ancient astronomers tried to circumscribe the movements of planets.”

(古代天文学家试图划定行星的运行轨迹。)

同义词:define, demarcate, encircle, enclose, surround

常见短语

circumscribed circle — 几何学术语,指恰好通过多边形所有顶点的外接圆。

“The students learned how to draw a circumscribed circle around a triangle.”

(学生们学习了如何画出三角形的外接圆。)