peripheral

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a. 周边的, 周围的, 圆周的, 无关紧要的, 肤浅的 [医] 外周的, 周围的, 末梢的

发音

US /pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/

词形变化

peripherals 复数 peripherals more peripheral 比较级 most peripheral 最高级

别名

peripherial

教材释义与例句

名词

外部设备

形容词

外围的；次要的；（神经）末梢区域的

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A peripheral device.

    计算机 工程 数学
  2. 2.

    Peripheral vision.

    2014, Bill Ladson, "Zimmerman handles left field with ease -- and no E's" on MLB.com I was kind of looking at the ball, keeping him in my peripheral and all of sudden I see him closing in on the ball.

adj.
  1. 1.

    On the periphery or boundary.

    边缘的

  2. 2.

    Beside the point.

    周边的

  3. 3.

    Unimportant.

    次要的

  4. 4.

    Auxiliary.

  5. 5.

    Related to or located in the peripheral nervous system.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

peripheral device

下位词 3

printer input device output device

整体词 2

computer electronic computer
形容词

反义词 1

central

近义相关 7

incident marginal incidental circumferential encircling fringy off-base

相关短语

peripheral brain peripheral nervous system [医] 外周神经系统, 周围神经系统 peripheral device 外围设备 peripheral brains peripheral devices peripheral membrane protein peripheral membrane proteins peripheral vision [医] 周边视觉, 间接视 peripheral nervous systems peripheral oxygen saturation peripheral artery disease peripheral neuropathy [医]周围神经病, 外周神经病, 周围神经病变 peripheral bus [计] 外围总线

词源

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per-der. Ancient Greek περί (perí) Ancient Greek περῐ- (perĭ-) Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Hellenic *pʰérō Ancient Greek φέρω (phérō) Ancient Greek περιφέρω (periphérō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek περιφερής (peripherḗs) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ih₂der. Ancient Greek -ια (-ia) Ancient Greek περιφέρεια (periphéreia)bor. Latin peripheriabor. Middle French peripheriebor. English periphery Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English peripheral From peripher(y) + -al.

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