periphery
英 [p?'r?f(?)r?]
美[p?'r?f?ri]
- n. 外圍，邊緣；圓周；圓柱體表面
暢通詞匯TEM8IELTSGRETOEFL低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?peripheries;
助記提示
1、peri- + pher- + -y.
2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".
2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".
中文詞源
periphery 外圍，邊緣
peri-,在周圍，-pher,帶來，詞源同bring,pheromone.引申詞義外圍，邊緣。
英文詞源
- periphery (n.)
- late 14c., "atmosphere around the earth," from Old French periferie (Modern French périphérie), from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek peripheria "circumference, outer surface, line round a circular body," literally "a carrying around," from peripheres "rounded, moving round, revolving," peripherein "carry or move round," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Meaning "outside boundary of a surface" attested in English from 1570s; general sense of "boundary" is from 1660s.
雙語例句
- 1. industrial development on the periphery of the town
- 城鎮(zhèn)周邊地區(qū)工業(yè)的發(fā)展
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group.
- 其他動物在群像的外圍加以修飾.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 3. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
- 味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌頭兩側(cè)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent.
- 從地理位置上講，英國處于歐洲邊緣，而巴黎卻位于歐洲大陸的中心位置。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.
- 從地理位置上講，英國處于歐洲邊緣。
來自辭典例句
