[VERB 动词]约束;制约;限制 If someone's power or freedom is circumscribed, it is limited or restricted.
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The army evidently fears that, under him, its activities would be severely circumscribed...
军方显然担心在他的领导下,其活动将受到严重制约。
There are laws circumscribing the right of individual citizens to cause bodily harm to others.
有多项法律限制公民的权利,使其不得对他人进行人身伤害。
Oxford
cir·cum·scribe/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb; NAmEˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/verb1[often passive ]circumscribesth ( formal) to limit sb/sth's freedom, rights, power, etc. 限制,约束(自由、权利、权力等)SYN
restrict
◆The power of the monarchy was circumscribed by the new law.君主统治的权力受到了新法律的制约。2circumscribesth ( technical 术语) to draw a circle around another shape 画…的外接圆▶cir·cum·scrip·tioncircumscriptioncircumscriptions/ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃn; NAmEˌsɜːrkəmˈskrɪpʃn/noun[uncountable ]circumscribecircumscribescircumscribedcircumscribingcir·cum·scribe/ˈsɜːkəmskraɪb; NAmEˈsɜːrkəmskraɪb/cir·cum·scrip·tion/ˌsɜːkəmˈskrɪpʃn; NAmEˌsɜːrkəmˈskrɪpʃn/
1formal to limit power, rights, or abilitiesSYN restrict: The president’s power is circumscribed by Congress and the Supreme Court.2 technical to draw a line around something: a circle circumscribed by a squareGRAMMARCircumscribe is usually passive.
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