(使)循环;(使)流通;(在某范围内)传播、传阅;(人)走动、巡行。常见义项是“使信息/文件在多人之间传阅或传播”。
/ˈsɝːkjəˌleɪt/
The nurse circulated through the ward every hour.
护士每小时都会在病房里巡查走动。
The report was circulated among senior managers before the meeting, which led to a heated discussion about the budget.
会议前,这份报告在高层经理之间传阅,引发了关于预算的激烈讨论。
源自拉丁语 circulare,意为“绕圈、成环运动”,与 circle(圆、圈)同源。后来引申为“(血液、空气、信息等)在系统或人群中流动/传播”。