late 14c., "atmosphere around the earth," from Old French periferie (Modern French périphérie), from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek peripheria "circumference, outer surface, line round a circular body," literally "a carrying around," from peripheres "rounded, moving round, revolving," peripherein "carry or move round," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Meaning "outside boundary of a surface" attested in English from 1570s; general sense of "boundary" is from 1660s.
中文解释
1、peri- + pher- + -y.2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".
实用例句
1. industrial development on the periphery of the town
城镇周边地区工业的发展
来自《权威词典》
2. Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group.
其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.
味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
来自柯林斯例句
4. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent.
从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘，而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。
来自柯林斯例句
5. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe.