| 释义 |
cinc·ture
I. \ˈsiŋ(k)chə(r), -)shə(r)\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Latin cinctura girdle, from cinctus, past participle of cingere to gird; akin to Greek kakala walls, Sanskrit kāñcī girdle, Lithuanian kinkyti to harness a horse
1. : girding, encompassing, enclosure : act of encircling
< an island in the cincture of the sea >
2. : girdle, belt
< a robe gathered with a cincture >
3. : the fillet, list, or band next to the apophyge at the extremity of the shaft of a column
II. transitive verb
(cinctured ; cinctured ; cincturing \-chəriŋ, -sh(ə)riŋ\ ; cinctures)
: to girdle with or as if with a cincture : gird, encircle
< a valley cinctured with mountains >
< her hair cinctured with a band > |