circumscribe

circumscribe
verb
[with obj.](常作 be circumscribed)
  1. restrict (something) within limits
    约束,限制
    their movements were strictly monitored and circumscribed.
    他们的活动被严格监控和限制。
  2. (Geometry)draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it
    (几何)使外接;使外切。 比较 inscribe
派生
circumscriber
noun
circumscription
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin circumscribere, from circum 'around' + scribere 'write'
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