inscribe

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·scribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/ verb [transitive] TCWRITEto carefully cut, print, or write words on something, especially on the surface of a stone or coin 〔尤指在石头或硬币表面〕雕刻，印制，题写 → engrave Inside the cover someone had inscribed the words ‘To Thomas, with love’. 在书的内封上，有人题写了“托马斯惠存”几个字。be inscribed in/on something The team’s name is inscribed on the base of the trophy. 球队的名字刻在奖杯的底座上。be inscribed with something The tomb was inscribed with a short poem. 墓碑上刻有一首短诗。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

inscribe• 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”

in·scribe verbChineseSyllable

Corpus print, words cut, carefully on write or to

inscribe
in‧scribe /ɪnˈskraɪb/