inscribe

inscribe
verb
[with obj.](一般作be inscribed)
  1. write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record
    (尤指为正式或永久记录)书写(或雕刻)(文字,符号)
    his name was inscribed on the new silver trophy.
    他的名字刻在那尊新银质奖杯上。
    ■mark (a tablet, metal sheet, or other object) with characters
    铭刻文字于(碑、金属板等)
    the memorial is inscribed with ten names.
    纪念碑上铭刻着10个名字。
    [as adj. inscribed]an inscribed watch.
    刻有文字的手表。
    ■write an informal dedication to someone in or on (a book)
    题献(书籍)
    ■(archaic)enter the name of (someone) on a list or in a book; enrol
    (古)把…的姓名加入名单(或书本)中,将…注册
    ■[usu. as adj. inscribed](Brit.)issue (loan stock) in the form of shares whose holders are listed in a register rather than issued with certificates
    (英)以登记股东的形式发行(贷款债券)
  2. (Geometry)draw (a figure) within another so that their boundaries touch but do not intersect
    (几何)使(图形)内接。 比较circumscribe
    a regular polygon inscribed in a circle.
    内接于圆的等边多角形。
派生
inscribable
adjective
inscriber
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English: from Latin inscribere, from in- 'into' + scribere 'write'
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