periphery

英 [p?'r?f(?)r?] 美[p?'r?f?ri]

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復數(shù):?peripheries;

1、peri- + pher- + -y.
2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".

periphery 外圍，邊緣

peri-,在周圍，-pher,帶來，詞源同bring,pheromone.引申詞義外圍，邊緣。

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: 城鎮(zhèn)周邊地區(qū)工業(yè)的發(fā)展

2. Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group.: 其他動物在群像的外圍加以修飾.

3. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.: 味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌頭兩側。

4. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent.: 從地理位置上講，英國處于歐洲邊緣，而巴黎卻位于歐洲大陸的中心位置。