ensphere

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To place in a sphere; to surround in all directions (as if) by a sphere (one of the concentric hollow transparent globes formerly believed to rotate around the Earth). transitive
    — shee whose eies enspheard Star-light inough, t’haue made the South controll, (Had shee beene there) the Starfull Northern Pole,
  2. To form into a sphere. transitive
    — Virgins of equall birth, of equall years, Whose vertues held with thine an emulous strife, Shall draw thy picture, and record thy life; One shall ensphere thine eyes, another shall Impearl thy teeth; a third thy white and small Hand shall besnow, a fourth, incarnadine Thy rosie cheek,

词形变化

enspheres present,singular,third-person ensphering participle,present ensphered participle,past ensphered past ensphear alternative insphear alternative insphere alternative

词源

From en- + sphere.
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