periphery

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n. 外围, 边缘地区, 圆周 [医] 外周, 周围

发音

US /pəˈɹɪf.ə.ɹi/

词形变化

peripheries 复数 peripheries

教材释义与例句

名词

外围，边缘；圆周；圆柱体表面

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.

    周边

    外围

    The suburbs are a city's periphery.

  2. 2.

    A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided into provinces.

  3. 3.

    The more anomalous and infrequent aspects of a language, as opposed to the frequent and regular core aspects.

    语言学

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

fringe

上位词 3

edge bound boundary

相关短语

left periphery 左缘

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 Borrowed from Middle French peripherie. Compare Middle English periferie (“one of three layers of atmosphere (lower, middle, and upper) believed to surround the Earth”), from the same origin, although the Modern English term most likely does not descend from it.

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