| 释义 |
▪ I. enˈcompassing, vbl. n.
[f. encompass v. + -ing1.]
The action of the vb. encompass.
1628Earle Microcosm. lxi 166 They meet in some foreign region, where the encompassing of strangers unites them closer.
▪ II. encompassing, ppl. a.|ɛnˈkʌmpəsɪŋ|
[f. encompass v. + -ing2.]
That encompasses.
1571Digges Pantom. iv. xxiii, His encompassing Icosaedrons side is an Apotome. 1724Watts Logic (1736) 121 The encompassing Parts are the Walls and Gates. 1888Pall Mall G. 13 Sept. 4/2 The Emperor of Morocco has fought his way out of his encompassing enemies. |