• n. 外圍，邊緣；圓周；圓柱體表面

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

城鎮周邊地區工業的發展

來自《權威詞典》

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.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

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。

來自柯林斯例句

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。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.

從地理位置上講，英國處于歐洲邊緣。

來自辭典例句