cir.cum.scribe
v.tr.(及物动词)
cir.cum.scribed,cir.cum.scrib.ing,cir.cum.scribes
To draw a line around; encircle.
划一条线包围;围绕
To limit narrowly; restrict.
狭窄地限定;限制
To determine the limits of; define.See Synonyms at limit
确定…的范围;下定义参见 limit
To enclose (a polygon or polyhedron) within a configuration of lines, curves, or surfaces so that every vertex of the enclosed object is incident on the enclosing configuration.
外接圆:用直线、曲线或面的结构围绕(多边形或多面体),使被包围物的每个顶点都内接于该结构
To erect (such a configuration) around a polygon or polyhedron:
使外接于…:确定(这样一个结构)围绕一个多边形或多面体:
例句:
circumscribe a circle around a square.
正方形的外接圆
来源:
Middle English circumscriben
中古英语 circumscriben
from Latin circumscrobere
源自 拉丁语 circumscrobere
circum- [circum-]
circum- [前缀,表.环绕.]
scrobere [to write] * see skrobh-
scrobere [写] *参见 skrobh-
【引伸】
cir.cumscrib.able
adj.(形容词)
cir.cumscrib.er
n.(名词)