| 单词 | periphery |
| 释义 | periphery (once / 3023 pages) n When something is on the periphery of your vision, you can only see it when you’re looking sideways. Periphery means outside the boundary of something. If you’re on the periphery of a group, you’re close to it but not part of it. A band on the periphery of a particular scene might have opened for another band a few times, but it's never headlined or gotten their big break. Periphery comes from a Greek word meaning "to carry around." WORD FAMILYperiphery: peripheral, peripheries+/peripheral: peripherally, peripherals USAGE EXAMPLESWith croplands on the periphery of these urban hubs in peril, ensuring food security is set to become an important part of that mandate, too. The Guardian(Dec 27, 2016) Which groups are marginalized or at the periphery? Salon(Dec 24, 2016) But the 2016 season knocked Washington off that course, leaving Taylor, who turns 26 in March, on the periphery again entering 2017. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) n the outside boundary or surface of something Syn|Hyper fringe, outer boundary bound, boundary, edge a line determining the limits of an area |
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