outlying

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a. 在外的, 边远的, 偏僻的, 题外的

词形变化

outlyings 复数 outlyings more outlying 比较级 most outlying 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A region relatively remote from a central location.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relatively remote from some central location.

    偏僻的

    边远的

    远离城市的

    The more outlying villages were never visited by their member of parliament.

  2. 2.

    Located outside of some boundary or limit.

    When the map was redrawn after the war, our cousin found herself living in outlying territory.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

far

相关短语

outlying field outlying fields United States minor outlying islands 美国本土外小岛屿

词源

From outlie (Etymology 2) + -ing.

来源：wiktionary