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Peripheral Adj Periphery Relevance Pə'Rifərəl A.不重要的,外围的 英 不重要的,外围的(Of

单词 peripheral
音标 [pə'rifərəl]
解释 a.不重要的,外围的
红宝书 【英】 adj. 不重要的,外围的(of a periphery or surface part; auxiliary, supplementary)
【考】 immaterial : relevance / peripheral : center(反义: 无关紧要的对相关/外 围的对中心)反义词:crux(关键) -peripheral element(不重要因素)
【例】 The committee was sidetracked by peripheral issues.
字源 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.
不择手段背单词 adj. 不重要的, 外围的; 辅助的 = auxiliary = supplementary
【记】peri周围
【类】immaterial: relevance = peripheral: center无关紧要的不是相关 = 外围的不是中心
【反】crux(n 症结; 关键)-peripheral element(不重要因素); crucial(adj 至关紧要的)
趣味全助记 【记】源自peri + fer 带,transfer 从侧面移动

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