periphery
英[pə'rɪf(ə)rɪ]
美[pə'rɪfəri]
词态变化
复数: peripheries;
助记提示
1、peri- + pher- + -y.
2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".
中文词源
periphery 外围，边缘peri-,在周围，-pher,带来，词源同bring,pheromone.引申词义外围，边缘。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. industrial development on the periphery of the town
- 城镇周边地区工业的发展
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group.
- 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
- 味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent.
- 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘，而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.
- 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘。
来自辞典例句