英语词汇“periphery”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	periphery
释义	Trends of periphery View usage for: periphery (pərɪfəri) Word forms: plural peripheries 1. countable noun [usually with poss] If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. [formal] Geographically, the U.K. is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heartof the continent. [+ of] Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery. Synonyms: boundary, edge, border, skirt More Synonyms of periphery 2. countable noun [usually with poss] The periphery of a subject or area of interest is the part of it that is not considered to be asimportant or basic as the main part. The sociological study of religion moved from the centre to the periphery of sociology. [+ of] periphery in British English (pəˈrɪfərɪ) nounWord forms: plural -eries 1. the outermost boundary of an area 2. the outside surface of something 3. anatomy the surface or outermost part of the body or one of its organs or parts Word origin C16: from Late Latin peripherīa, from Greek, from peri- + pherein to bear periphery in American English (pəˈrɪfəri) nounWord forms: plural peˈripheries 1. a boundary line, esp. that of a rounded figure; perimeter 2. an outside surface, esp. that of a rounded object or body 3. surrounding space or area; outer parts; environs or outskirts 4. Anatomy the area surrounding a nerve ending SIMILAR WORDS: cirˈcumference Word origin MFr peripherie < LL peripheria < Gr periphereia < peripherēs, moving around < peri-, around + pherein, to bear1 Examples of 'periphery' in a sentence periphery Wage growth was particularly weak in the struggling periphery nations. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Economists were most concerned by the disparity between the core and periphery nations. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Initially people move inward from periphery to core and from smaller centres to larger ones. Tomlinson, Richard Urbanization in Post-Apartheid South Africa (1990) The periphery of the eurozone remains economically weak. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Ireland is expected to be the first eurozone periphery country to exit its bailout programme. Times, Sunday Times (2013) But they are those on the periphery of the eurozone. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Power is moving from the centre to the periphery. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Greece's problems infected the eurozone periphery. Times, Sunday Times (2014) In that time, aeroplanes had moved from the extreme periphery to the centre of modern warfare. Patrick Bishop FIGHTER BOYS: Saving Britain 1940 (2003) There were few, if any, contributions from the periphery to the core. Ramirez-Faria, Carlos The Origins of Economic Inequality between Nations: A critique of Western theorieson development and underdevelopment (1990) Like other countries of the eurozone periphery, Spain has been through much pain. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The second goes from the Church to the world, from the centre to the periphery. Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993) The first movement is from the world to the Church, from the periphery to the centre. Hebblethwaite, Peter Paul VI - The First Modern Pope (1993) The euro area turmoil has raised the threat of a re-run of the banking crisis amid concerns about banks' holdings of periphery government bonds. Times, Sunday Times (2011) There were signs of waning investor appetite for a range of euro area bonds, not only those issued by periphery nations, he argued. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Officials from all 17 euro area governments discussed mechanisms to ease pressure on the two periphery nations, a person familiar with the talks said. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The trend is bad news for businesses in the eurozone 's periphery, shrinking credit supply just when it is most needed to fuel growth. Times, Sunday Times (2012) It remains to be seen if the buoyancy of the eurozone's core spills over to the periphery, or whether the periphery drags the core down. Times, Sunday Times (2010) In other languages periphery British English: periphery NOUN If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery. American English: periphery Brazilian Portuguese: periferia Chinese: 边缘 European Spanish: periferia French: périphérie German: Peripherie Italian: periferia Japanese: 外縁 Korean: 주변 European Portuguese: periferia Latin American Spanish: periferia (noun) in the sense of boundary Definition the boundary or edge of an area or group Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe. Synonyms boundary Our organization now operates across national boundaries. edge She was standing at the water's edge. border pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border skirt the skirts of the hill fringe They lived together on the fringe of the campus. verge (British) The car pulled over on to the verge off the road. brink Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. outskirts rim round the eastern rim of the Mediterranean hem Cut a jagged edge along the hem to give a ragged look. brim She filled her glass right up to the brim. perimeter They walked round the perimeter of the stadium. circumference a gold watch-face with diamond chips around its circumference outer edge ambit Additional synonyms in the sense of ambit Definition limits or boundary Synonyms limit, edge, border, margin, restriction, boundary, confine, frontier, restraint, verge (British), compass, parameter, perimeter, extremity, circumference, circumscription in the sense of border Definition a design around the edge of something pillowcases trimmed with a hand-crocheted border Synonyms edge, lip, margin, skirt, verge (British), rim, hem, brim, flange in the sense of brim Definition the upper rim of a cup, bowl, etc. She filled her glass right up to the brim. Synonyms rim, edge, border, lip, margin, verge (British), brink, flange Nearby words of periphery periodical peripatetic peripheral periphery periphrastic perish perishable Synonyms of 'periphery' periphery Explore 'periphery' in the dictionary Additional synonyms in the sense of brink Definition the land at the edge of a body of water Their economy is teetering on the brink of collapse. Synonyms edge, point, limit, border, lip, margin, boundary, skirt, frontier, fringe, verge (British), threshold, rim, brim in the sense of circumference Definition the distance round this a gold watch-face with diamond chips around its circumference Synonyms edge, limits, border, bounds, outline, boundary, fringe, verge (British), rim, perimeter, periphery, extremity in the sense of edge Definition a border or line where something ends or begins She was standing at the water's edge. Synonyms border, side, line, limit, bound, lip, margin, outline, boundary, fringe, verge, brink, threshold, rim, brim, perimeter, contour, periphery, flange in the sense of fringe Definition an outer edge They lived together on the fringe of the campus. Synonyms edge, limits, border, margin, march, marches, outskirts, perimeter, periphery, borderline in the sense of hem Definition the bottom edge of a garment, folded under and stitched down Cut a jagged edge along the hem to give a ragged look. Synonyms edge, border, margin, trimming, fringe in the sense of perimeter Definition any boundary around something They walked round the perimeter of the stadium. Synonyms boundary, edge, border, bounds, limit, margin, confines, periphery, borderline, circumference, ambit in the sense of rim round the eastern rim of the Mediterranean Synonyms margin, border, bound, boundary, verge (British), brink, perimeter, periphery, extremity in the sense of skirt the skirts of the hill Synonyms border, edge, margin, fringe, outskirts, rim, hem, periphery, purlieus in the sense of verge Definition an edge or rim The car pulled over on to the verge off the road. Synonyms border, edge, margin, limit, extreme, lip, boundary, threshold, roadside, brim
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