单词 | inscribe |
释义 | inscribe From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinscribein‧scribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/ verb [transitive]TCWRITEto carefully cut, print, or write words on something, especially on the surface of a stone or coin → engrave Inside the cover someone had inscribed the words ‘To Thomas, with love’.be inscribed in/on something The team’s name is inscribed on the base of the trophy.be inscribed with something The tomb was inscribed with a short poem.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusinscribe• She sits there, staring at the floor, motionless except for that one finger inscribing a circle around the can.• Yet the memoirs of these survivors, their dirge, is rarely inscribed in the chroniclers' sentimental journeys.• Not even his name had been inscribed on them.• The frieze at the top is inscribed Paci Populorum Sospitae, To the people's liberty and peace.• The harpsichord comes first in the title, and Boismortier inscribed the keyboard parts with considerable flair.• Many of the books are personally inscribed to the collector by the most famous authors of the century.• Inside, the circumference of the church is occupied by elaborate chapels and the marble facings are everywhere inscribed with thank-offerings.• Its central pathway was paved with bricks that people bought for $ 35 and inscribed with their names.be inscribed with something• But the political field is inscribed with the logic of friend and foe.• Two of these bottles are inscribed with the rune of Tzeentch, one with the rune of Slaanesh.Origin inscribe (1400-1500) Latin inscribere, from scribere “to write” |
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