peripheral
英 [pə'rɪf(ə)r(ə)l]
美 [pə'rɪfərəl]
- adj. 外圍的；次要的；（神經）末梢區域的
- n. 外部設備
中文詞源
peripheral 外圍的，不重要的來自periphery,外圍，邊緣。引申詞義外圍的，不重要的。
英文詞源
- peripheral (adj.)
- 1803, from periphery + -al (1). An earlier formation was peripherial (1670s). Related: Peripherally. As a noun, peripherals, "peripheral devices of a computer," is from 1966.
雙語例句
- 1. Science is peripheral to that debate.
- 科學並非那場辯論的重點。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.
- 對他們的主要活動而言，籌集資金是次要的。
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. The men are somewhat peripheral to this society.
- 相對於這個社會來說,人似乎無足輕重.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training.
- 公司越來越傾向於把像培訓這樣的非核心業務外包出去。
來自辭典例句
- 5. Programmers like wizards because they get to treat users like peripheral devices.
- 程序員喜歡向導,因為他們像對待外圍設備一樣對待用戶.
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