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Periphery N Count 英[Pəˈrɪfəri 美[Pəˈrɪfəri N.边缘;圆周;外围;边缘地带 边缘;周围;外围 Area Place

单词 periphery
音标
英[pəˈrɪfəri] 美[pəˈrɪfəri]
解释
n.边缘;圆周;外围;边缘地带;
例句

N-COUNT
边缘;周围;外围
If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it.
例: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。
例: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。

N-COUNT
(学科、兴趣的)边缘,次要部分
The periphery of a subject or area of interest is the part of it that is not considered to be as important or basic as the main part.
例:The sociological study of religion moved from the centre to the periphery of sociology.宗教的社会学研究从社会学的中心学科变成了边缘学科。
变形
pl:peripheries~

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