看看英文的注释
Description
Envelopes are the rectangular window that contain a specific element. All Geometry objects have an envelope defined by the XMin, XMax, YMin, and YMax of the object. Envelopes can also serve as the viewing area for a particular view screen or data frame.
也就是说,Envelope是一个包含指定元素的矩形窗口,理解起来应该是地图窗体中指定图元的外接矩形
包含最小X,最大X,最小Y,最大Y等属性,除了图元外,还可以指一个视窗屏幕或者数据框架窗体的可视
范围,即图幅的大小