circumvent

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. to avoid or get around something; to bypass transitive
    — The line turns a sharp right-angle to the north to circumvent the town, and then plunges straight into the 1 in 50, which lasts for nearly 20 miles with few intermissions, and some pitches of 1 in 40.
  2. to surround or besiege transitive
  3. to outwit or outsmart transitive
    — We are mortified by not being thought worthy of trust; and there is also a feeling of small triumph in circumventing those who doubt either our inclination or our power of service.

词形变化

circumvents present,singular,third-person circumventing participle,present circumvented participle,past circumvented past circumvene alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
circumventable circumvental circumventer circumvential circumventingly circumvention circumventive circumventor
相关词
circumvention circumventive

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.
Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor.
Latin circus
Latin circum
Latin circum-
Proto-Indo-European *gʷem-
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *gʷm̥yéti
Proto-Italic *gʷənjō
Latin veniō
Latin circumveniōlbor.
English circumvent
Learned borrowing from Latin circumveniō.
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