- enclose
[enclose 词源字典]
- enclose: see include
[enclose etymology, enclose origin, 英语词源] - enclose (v.)
- early 14c., from en- (1) + close, and partially from Old French enclos, past participle of enclore "surround; confine; contain." Specific sense of "to fence in waste or common ground" for the purpose of cultivation or to give it to private owners is from c. 1500. Meaning "place a document with a letter for transmission" is from 1707. Related: Enclosed; enclosing.