encase

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To enclose, as in a case.
    — They always appeared to me like asses who gladly incase themselves in lions' skins and cheer themselves with the idea that all the world about them consists also of similarly disguised asses.

词形变化

encases present,singular,third-person encasing participle,present encased participle,past encased past incase alternative

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
English case
English encase
From en- + case.
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