inscribe
verbto write or cut words, your name, etc. onto something 在…上写(词语、名字等);题;刻 - inscribe A (on/in B)
His name was inscribed on the trophy. 他的名字刻在奖杯上。 The names of the king and queen were inscribed above the door. 国王和王后的名字刻在门上。 - inscribe B (with A)
The trophy was inscribed with his name. 奖杯上刻着他的名字。 She signed the book and inscribed the words ‘with grateful thanks’ on it. 她在书上签了名,并在上面写道 “谨致由衷感谢”。 She was presented with an inscribed gold watch. 有人向她赠送了一块刻有铭文的金表。
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. 这部书上有作者的亲笔题词。 - (figurative)
These notions were deeply inscribed in American law. 这些理念深深地根植于美国法律之中。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- personally
- deeply
- on
- with
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inscribere, from in- ‘into’ + scribere ‘write’.- inscribe A (on/in B)