英语单词词根词典(5)

CIRCUM-
around
环绕
字首 circum 源自拉丁文 circum 为介系词,有 around 之意. 拉丁文 circa(around,adv.,prep.),circus(circle,n.m.),circuitus(circuit,n.m.),和英文的circle n. [圆形],circular a. [圆的],circulate v. [循环] 等字,均与 circum同源. 字首 circum 与字根 scrib [写] 组合,而成 circumscribe¹ v. [拉丁文原作circumscribere],原为 [画圆圈],后引申为 [限制]. 与字根 spect [看] 组合,而成 circumspect² a.(拉丁文 circumspectus,a.),由 [环视]的意思,而引申为 [小心,慎重的].
circuit 巡行,巡回路线
circuitous 间接,迂曲,绕行的
circumference 圆周,周围
circumlocution 婉转曲折的说法
circumscribe 限制,立界限
circumspect 慎重,小心的
circumstance 情况
circumstantial 不重要,间接,推论的
cicumvent 包围,胜过

1 circumscribe   

v.在...周围划线，限制，约束

参考例句：

• Please circumscribe the words which are wrongly spelled.请将拼错的词圈出来。
• The principal has requested all teachers to circumscribe failures in red on the report cards.这项规定要求，所有老师均要在报告卡用红笔上标出错误所在。

2 circumspect   

adj.慎重的，谨慎的

参考例句：

• She is very circumspect when dealing with strangers.她与陌生人打交道时十分谨慎。
• He was very circumspect in his financial affairs.他对于自己的财务十分细心。