periphery
英 [pəˈrɪf.ər.i]
美 [pəˈrɪf.ɚ.i]
1、peri- + pher- + -y.
2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".
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。
- 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.
- 1. industrial development on the periphery of the town
- 城镇周边地区工业的发展
- 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.
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。