circumvallate

动词 v. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To surround with, or as if with, a rampart. transitive
    — The settlement is circumvallated by a stake-fence, so decayed that one may gain ingress at a dozen places.
形容词 adj.
  1. Surrounded with a wall; enclosed with a rampart. not-comparable
  2. Surrounded by a ridge or elevation. not-comparable
    — circumvallate papillae, near the base of the tongue

词形变化

circumvallates present,singular,third-person circumvallating participle,present circumvallated participle,past circumvallated past

词源

词源 1
From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum (“rampart”).
词源 2
From Latin circumvallare, from circum- + vallum (“rampart”).
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