环绕

• 拼音: huán rào
• 汉字拆解: 环 = 王 + 睘 (jade ring); 绕 = 糸 + 尧 (silk thread + phonetic, winding around)

含义

To surround; to encircle; to wind around. Describes something forming a continuous loop or ring around another object.

Used for physical description of landscapes, buildings, or satellites orbiting the Earth. Also used metaphorically in literary contexts. Common in geography, architecture, and astronomy. 环绕立体声 (surround sound) is a familiar modern usage.

例句

1. 村庄四周被茂密的森林环绕，显得宁静而幽远。
2. 卫星以固定轨道环绕地球运行，为地面提供通信和导航服务。
3. 悠扬的琴声环绕在音乐厅每一个角落，令人沉醉其中。

用法指南

语境: geography, astronomy, architecture, literature

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 这座古城四面环绕着高山，自古以来便是易守难攻的战略要地。(This ancient city is surrounded on all sides by tall mountains and has been a strategically defensible stronghold since ancient times.)
• 月球以大约二十七天为周期环绕地球运行，是地球唯一的天然卫星。(The moon orbits the Earth with a period of approximately twenty-seven days and is its only natural satellite.)

错误说法

• 环绕 for abstract issues or topics 'surrounding' a subject — use 围绕 for figurative encircling, such as 围绕某个话题讨论 (discussing around a topic)

起源与历史

环 (ring/encircle) + 绕 (wind around/circle)

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal