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外刊例句
- In a corner of St George's Chapel at Windsor Castle, beside a 500-year-old chantry, is an ornate bronze plaque inscribed in English and Amharic.
在温莎城堡的圣乔治教堂的一角，一座有着500年历史的礼拜堂旁边，有一块用英语和阿姆哈拉语刻写的华丽青铜牌匾。
——《经济学人》 - A gray tombstone inscribed with the words “buy my book” on lush green grass.
郁郁葱葱的绿草地上有一块灰色的墓碑，上面刻着“买我的书”的字样。
——《纽约时报》
基本释义
[verb] write or carve (words or symbols) on something, especially as a formal or permanent record
[动词] 在某物上书写或雕刻（文字或符号），特别是作为正式或永久的记录
深入解读
Inscribe 是一个与常见单词 describe （描述、形容）有着相同结尾且同词根 scribe （写，单独用作名词时表示“印刷术发明之前的抄写员、抄书吏”）的单词，两者可以一并联想记忆。
该词由前缀 in- （内、入）+词根 scribe 构成，16世纪50年代由拉丁语 inscribere （写在……的上面或里面）进入英语，即用来表示“在……上写”或者说“刻、雕”，常用搭配 inscribe A (on/in B) 或 inscribe B (with A) ，多指在某个持久且显眼的东西上书写、印刷或雕刻文字或符号，通常用作正式或永久的记录，比如：
- 镌刻哀伤的含血之花
that sanguine flower inscribed with woe - 一些美术馆把捐赠者的姓名镌刻在墙上以示纪念。
Some galleries commemorate donors by inscribing their names on the walls.
从以示纪念的概念出发， inscribe 常引申表示“题写、题献、题赠”书、画、照片等，即在某物上签名或题词以作礼物，比如：
- 把一本书题赠给一位患难之交
inscribe a book to an all-weather friend - 她在首张专辑上签了名，并题词“谨致深切的感谢”。
She signed the debut album and inscribed the words ‘with grateful thanks’ on it.
而从永久镌刻的概念出发， inscribe 还被用来喻指“牢记、铭记”，比如：
- 父亲的话我时刻铭记在心。
My father's words are inscribed on/in my memory.
权威用例
良渚、二里头的文明曙光，殷墟甲骨的文字传承，三星堆的文化瑰宝，国家版本馆的文脉赓续……泱泱中华，历史何其悠久，文明何其博大，这是我们的自信之基、力量之源。
Discoveries at the archeological sites of Liangzhu and Erlitou tell us much about the dawn of Chinese civilization. The ancient Chinese characters inscribed on oracle bones of the Yin Ruins, the cultural treasures of the Sanxingdui Site, and the collections of the National Archives of Publications and Culture bear witness to the evolution of Chinese culture. All this stands as testament to the time-honored history of China and its splendid civilization. And all this is the source from which our confidence and strength are derived.
同近义词
- chase: engrave (metal, or a design on metal)
- engrave: cut or carve (a text or design) on the surface of a hard object
- etch: cut or carve (a text or design) on a surface
