名詞 inscription:

1. letters inscribed (especially words engraved or carved) on something
   同義詞：lettering
2. a short message (as in a book or musical work or on a photograph) dedicating it to someone or something
   同義詞：dedication
3. the activity of inscribing (especially carving or engraving) letters or words

1. The inscription was still legible.
   銘文仍清晰可辨。
2. The ring bears an inscription.
   這個戒指上刻有字。
3. The inscription on the coin had worn away.
   鑄造在硬幣上的文字已經(jīng)磨損。
4. We couldn't make out the inscription.
   我們辨認(rèn)不清這些字跡。
5. Time and weather had long ago effaced the inscription on the monument.
   歲月和風(fēng)雨早已磨掉紀(jì)念碑上的銘文。
6. The inscription on the stone had worn away.
   刻在石頭上的文字已磨損了。
7. I can't read the inscription on this stone because it's getting dark.
   天黑了，我看不見這塊石頭上的碑文。

in.scrip.tion

n.（名詞）
The act or an instance of inscribing.
銘刻：銘刻的行為或?qū)嵗?/br>Something, such as the wording on a coin, medal, monument, or seal, that is inscribed.
銘文：類似于鑄幣，獎?wù)拢o(jì)念碑或封條上措詞的銘刻的文字
An enrollment or a registration of names.
注冊：名字的登入或記錄

A short, signed message in a book or on a photograph given as a gift.
題詞：在做為禮物的書或照片上簡短的簽名留言
The usually informal dedication of a book or an artistic work.
題贈：通常以書或藝術(shù)品作為非正式的贈予

來源：
Middle English inscripcioun [statement giving the author or title of a book]
中古英語 inscripcioun [給一本書的作者或稱謂的聲明]
from Latin onscroptiô onscroptiôn-
源自 拉丁語 onscroptiô onscroptiôn-
from onscroptus [past participle of] onscrobere [to inscribe] * see inscribe
源自 onscroptus [] onscrobere的過去分詞 [銘刻] *參見 inscribe

【引伸】
inscrip.tional 或
inscrip.tive
adj.（形容詞）
inscrip.tively
adv.（副詞）