periphery
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it. 邊緣[正式]
Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery. 味蕾集中在舌尖、舌根及舌邊。
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periphery /pəˈrɪfərɪ/ (peripheries)
剑桥词典
- the outer edge of an area
外圍，周邊
Houses have been built on the periphery of the factory site . 廠區的周邊地區蓋起了房子。
The ring road runs around the periphery of the city centre . 環路繞行市中心的外圍。
the less important part of a group or activity
（某一團躰或活動的）次要部分，邊緣
Many women feel they are being kept on the periphery of the armed forces . 許多婦女感到她們在武裝部隊中被邊緣化了。 返回 periphery