encirclementn.

/ɛnˈsəːk(ə)lmənt/

Etymology: < encircle v. + -ment suffix.

The act or fact of encircling or of being encircled: used esp. with reference to countries that believe themselves to be surrounded by hostile nations.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun]

girdingc1400

umbesetting1543

environing1586

engirting1599

circumtension1603

environment1603

cincture?1615

encompassing1629

encircling1632

begirding1641

circumsession1652

circumambience1720

circumscription1858

circumjacence1884

encirclement1919

1919 G. B. Shaw Peace Conf. Hints ii. 20 The famous encirclement (Einkreisung) which was the masterstroke of the Allied strategy.

1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. 456/2 Their [sc. the French] government set about the encirclement of the colonies and their subjugation in a terrifyingly systematic manner.

1927 Observer 24 July 14/2 A ring of Verey lights..that exaggerated..the encirclement and nearly completed it.

1940 Ann. Reg. 1939 63 The Reich Government in official declarations raised the cry of ‘encirclement’, and accused Great Britain of planning the destruction of German trade.

1957 Times 11 May 6/2 The threat of attack by Israel to prevent her encirclement by an Arab federation bent on her destruction.

1966 Listener 10 Mar. 339/2 The Chinese now see their encirclement by what they like to call ‘imperialist’ intrigues.

1967 S. Beckett Eh Joe & Other Writings 38 E [camera] now begins a much wider encirclement.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	encirclement
释义	encirclementn. /ɛnˈsəːk(ə)lmənt/ Etymology: < encircle v. + -ment suffix. The act or fact of encircling or of being encircled: used esp. with reference to countries that believe themselves to be surrounded by hostile nations. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > [noun] girdingc1400 umbesetting1543 environing1586 engirting1599 circumtension1603 environment1603 cincture?1615 encompassing1629 encircling1632 begirding1641 circumsession1652 circumambience1720 circumscription1858 circumjacence1884 encirclement1919 1919 G. B. Shaw Peace Conf. Hints ii. 20 The famous encirclement (Einkreisung) which was the masterstroke of the Allied strategy. 1920 H. G. Wells Outl. Hist. 456/2 Their [sc. the French] government set about the encirclement of the colonies and their subjugation in a terrifyingly systematic manner. 1927 Observer 24 July 14/2 A ring of Verey lights..that exaggerated..the encirclement and nearly completed it. 1940 Ann. Reg. 1939 63 The Reich Government in official declarations raised the cry of ‘encirclement’, and accused Great Britain of planning the destruction of German trade. 1957 Times 11 May 6/2 The threat of attack by Israel to prevent her encirclement by an Arab federation bent on her destruction. 1966 Listener 10 Mar. 339/2 The Chinese now see their encirclement by what they like to call ‘imperialist’ intrigues. 1967 S. Beckett Eh Joe & Other Writings 38 E [camera] now begins a much wider encirclement. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1919
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