Periphery
[ p?'r?f?ri ]
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n. 邊緣;圓周;外圍;邊緣地帶;
?? 詞根助記
peri周圍，靠近+pher帶有+y名詞后綴→帶到周圍→外圍，不重要部分
?? 例句
Pulmonary arteries taper towards periphery.
肺動脈向周圍逐漸變細。
The ideas are also expressed by minor poets on the periphery of the movement.
該運動外圍一些不大出名的詩人也表達了這些觀點.
The periphery of the retina is very sensitive to motion.
視網膜的外圍對運動非常敏感。
In the periphery of the retina, ganglion cells are relatively few in number.
在視網膜的邊緣區節細胞相當少。
?? 聯想助記
peri + fer<ph=f> 攜帶→外帶著的；peri- 周圍 + sphere 球，范圍→外圍；
? 同義詞
?? 牛津釋義
periphery
n
(fml 文)
1
(a) boundary of a surface or an area 外圍; 邊緣.
(b) area near this on either side 外圍或邊緣的地方
industrial development on the periphery (ie outskirts) of the town 郊區的工業發展.
2 (fig 比喻) (esp in social, political or intellectual life) position far away from the centre; the fringe （尤指社交、 政治或文化生活的）外圍, 邊緣
The ideas are also expressed by minor poets on the periphery of the movement. 該運動外圍一些不大出名的詩人也表達了這些觀點.
3 (also pe,ripheral de`vice) (computing 計) device attached to a computer that transfers information into or out of the computer 外圍設備
display units, printers and other peripherals 顯示裝置、 打印機及其他外部設備.
?? 擴展釋義
*[p?'rif?ri]n. 外圍, 邊緣地區, 圓周【醫】 外周, 周圍
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How's that?
這是怎么一回事？
Between the cup and the lip a morsel may slip.
功虧一簣。
She was taking the things out of the basket when she dropped a bag of sweets.
她把東西從籃子里拿出來，這時，一袋糖從她手里掉地了。