inscribe
verbto write or cut words, your name, etc. onto something 在…上寫(詞語、名字等);題;刻 - inscribe A (on/in B)
His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在獎杯上。 The names of the king and queen were inscribed above the door. 國王和王後的名字刻在門上。 - inscribe B (with A)
The trophy was inscribed with his name. 獎杯上刻着他的名字。 She signed the book and inscribed the words ‘with grateful thanks’ on it. 她在書上簽了名,並在上面寫道 “謹致由衷感謝”。 She was presented with an inscribed gold watch. 有人向她贈送了一塊刻有銘文的金表。
Extra ExamplesHer name was inscribed on the watch. 她的名字刻在了手表上。 The volume had been personally inscribed by the author. 這部書上有作者的親筆題詞。 - (figurative)
These notions were deeply inscribed in American law. 這些理念深深地根植於美國法律之中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- personally
- deeply
- on
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inscribere, from in- ‘into’ + scribere ‘write’.- inscribe A (on/in B)