| 单词 | tangential |
| 释义 | tangential (once / 12946 pages) adj Tangential refers to something that's not part of the whole. If you make a comment that is tangential to the story you're telling, it's a digression. The story could still be understood without it. In geometry, a tangent is a line that touches a curve in one spot but doesn't intersect it anywhere else. Tangential means something that goes off in one direction that way and doesn't return. People can feel tangential––as though they're inessential and not relevant to a larger group. WORD FAMILYtangential: tangentially+/tangency: tangencies/tangent: tangency, tangential, tangents USAGE EXAMPLESBut there are tangential questions well worth pondering: If movie culture reflects who we are, then who the hell are we? The New Yorker(Dec 02, 2016) Mr. Trump’s election is getting credit, or blame, for all sorts of events, no matter how tangential. New York Times(Nov 28, 2016) But that very similarity may be why she came to seem more tangential to the world of politics than she’d been. Time(Nov 09, 2016) 1adj of superficial relevance if any a tangential remark Syn digressive irrelevant having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue 2adj of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent tangential forces |
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