Word · Frequency #4676
fringe
流苏；穗状饰边
a decorative border made of hanging threads
- 1.
A decorative border.
装饰性的边缘。
- 2.
the outside boundary or surface of something
边缘
- 3.
A marginal or peripheral part.
边缘或外围部分。
- 4.
a part of the city far removed from the center
郊区
- 5.
A group of people situated on the periphery of a larger community.
位于较大社区外围的一群人。
- 6.
one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light
干涉衍射条纹
- 7.
The periphery of an area, especially a town or city.
区域的外围,尤其是城镇或城市。
- 8.
A light or dark band formed by the diffraction of light.
由光的衍射形成的明暗条纹。
- 9.
Non-mainstream theatre.
非主流剧院。
- 10.
The peristome or fringe-like appendage of the capsules of most mosses.
大多数苔藓孢囊的口缘或类似流苏的附属物。
- 11.
The area around the green.
果岭周围的区域。
- 12.
A daypart that precedes or follows prime time.
黄金时段前后的一段时间。
边缘；外围；市郊；郊区；边缘群体；非主流群体；（干涉/衍射）条纹；边缘戏剧；实验戏剧
In use
The house is on the fringe of the forest.
Many people live on the fringe of the city to enjoy more green space.
The physicist observed bright and dark fringes in the interference pattern.
Connections
Collocations
- on the fringe
- 处于边缘
- He lives on the fringe of society.他生活在社会边缘。
- fringe benefit
- 附加福利
- The job offers good fringe benefits.这份工作提供很好的附加福利。
- fringe group
- 边缘群体
- The organization represents a fringe group.该组织代表一个边缘群体。
- fringe element
- 极端分子
- The protest was peaceful except for a few fringe elements.抗议活动是和平的，除了少数极端分子。
- fringe area
- 边缘地区
- The station has poor reception in fringe areas.该电台在边缘地区接收效果很差。
- fringe festival
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象衣服边缘（fringe）挂着一排流苏（fringe），两者都是fringe。边缘与流苏，一意双关。
Context & Register
中性。通常指物理边缘、边界或服装的流苏装饰，也用于抽象概念的边缘或非主流领域。
Grammar Note
可数名词，常用复数形式 fringes，与介词 of 连用表示‘...的边缘’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与fringe押韵的词：cringe, hinge, singe, tinge, binge，均以/ɪndʒ/结尾。注意flange（/flændʒ/）拼写类似但元音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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