encirclement
noun /ɪnˈsɜːklmənt/
/ɪnˈsɜːrklmənt/
[uncountable] (formal)- the act of surrounding somebody/something completely in a circle
环绕;围绕;包围 - The encirclement of the world by telegraph by the early 1870s represented a revolution in communications.
19世纪70年代早期电报对世界的包围代表了通信领域的一场革命。
- The encirclement of the world by telegraph by the early 1870s represented a revolution in communications.