inscribe

动词 inscribe:

1. carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
   同义词：scratch, engrave, grave
2. register formally as a participant or member
   同义词：enroll, enter, enrol, recruit
3. draw within a figure so as to touch in as many places as possible
4. write, engrave, or print as a lasting record
5. mark with one's signature
   同义词：autograph
6. convert ordinary language into code
   同义词：encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, encrypt, write in code
7. address, (a work of literature) in a style less formal than a dedication

1. I told the jeweler to inscribe the ring with my name.
   我叫珠宝商把我的名字刻在那只戒指上。
2. This book was inscribed "regard".
   这本书题有“问候”字样。
3. Inscribe your name in a book please.
   请在书上签名。

in.scribe

v.tr.（及物动词）
in.scribed,in.scrib.ing,in.scribes

To write, print, carve, or engrave (words or letters) on or in a surface.
刻，写，雕：在表面上写，印，刻或雕上（词或字母）
To mark or engrave (a surface) with words or letters.
雕刻，标志：在（表面上）标上或雕上词或字母
To enter (a name) on a list or in a register.
把（名字）登记在名单或名册上

To sign one`s name or write a brief message in or on (a gift book or photograph, for example).
题写，题字：签名或简短留言于（如礼品簿或相片）里面或上面
To dedicate to someone.
题赠：献给某人
Mathematics To draw (one figure) within another figure so that every vertex of the enclosed figure touches the outer figure.
【数学】 使内切：画（一图形）于另一图形内使内侧图形的每一顶点都与外侧图形相接

来源：
Latin onscrobere
拉丁语 onscrobere
in- [in, on] * see in- 2
in- [里面，上面] *参见 in-2
scrobere [to write] * see skrobh-
scrobere [写] *参见 skrobh-

【引伸】
inscrib.er
n.（名词）