peripheral
英 [pəˈrɪf.ər.əl]
美 [pəˈrɪf.ɚ.əl]
- adj. 外围的;次要的;(神经)末梢区域的
- n. 外部设备
记忆方法:将“peripheral”联想为“外围”或“边缘”,想象一个电脑的外围设备,如键盘和鼠标,它们位于电脑“边缘”,即外围。这种方法通过图像联想帮助记忆单词的含义。
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peripheral 外围的,不重要的来自periphery,外围,边缘。引申词义外围的,不重要的。
- peripheral (adj.)
- 1803, from periphery + -al (1). An earlier formation was peripherial (1670s). Related: Peripherally. As a noun, peripherals, "peripheral devices of a computer," is from 1966.
- 1. Science is peripheral to that debate.
- 科学并非那场辩论的重点。
- 2. Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.
- 对他们的主要活动而言,筹集资金是次要的。
- 3. The men are somewhat peripheral to this society.
- 相对于这个社会来说,人似乎无足轻重.
- 4. Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training.
- 公司越来越倾向于把像培训这样的非核心业务外包出去。
- 5. Programmers like wizards because they get to treat users like peripheral devices.
- 程序员喜欢向导,因为他们像对待外围设备一样对待用户.