circumscribe的词源

英文词源

circumscribe (v.)

late 14c., from Latin circumscribere "to make a circle around, encircle, draw a line around; limit, restrain, confine, set the boundaries of," from circum- "around" (see circum-) + scribere "write" (see script (n.)). Related: Circumscribed; circumscribing.

中文词源

circumscribe：限制

circum-,圈，周围，-scribe,写，划，见describe,script.

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