fringe + noun
fringe 作定语形容词，直接放在名词前，表示该事物处于主流之外。
He writes for a fringe magazine that few people have heard of.
他为一家鲜为人知的非主流杂志撰稿。
非主流
fringer — comparative of fringe
非主流的。；边缘的；附加的
非主流的。
Outside the mainstream.
Fringe theater often attracts audiences who want something different from the commercial shows.
小众戏剧常常吸引那些想看与商业演出不同内容的观众。
用法提示：这里fringe作形容词，表示非主流的、小众的。
She has some fringe ideas about time management, but they seem to work for her.
她有一些关于时间管理的非主流想法，但对她似乎挺管用。
用法提示：fringe此处修饰想法，指偏离主流观念。
The fringe candidate gained very few votes in the election.
那位非主流候选人在选举中只获得了很少的选票。
用法提示：fringe作定语形容词，说明候选人并非主流。
fringe 作定语形容词，直接放在名词前，表示该事物处于主流之外。
He writes for a fringe magazine that few people have heard of.
他为一家鲜为人知的非主流杂志撰稿。
fringe 也可作表语，常与 consider、see 等动词连用，说明某观点或做法不被主流接受。
Her opinions were once considered fringe, but they are now widely accepted.
她的观点曾被视为非主流，但如今已被广泛接受。
grammar · medium
易错句子My brother is a fringe; he never follows the crowd.
正确表达My brother is a fringe figure; he never follows the crowd.
fringe 是形容词，意思是“非主流的”，通常放在名词前修饰名词。汉语可以说“他是非主流”，省略中心名词，但英语的形容词不能当成名词单独作表语，必须补出被修饰的名词，如 a fringe figure（一个非主流人物）。
grammar · medium
易错句子His views fringe the mainstream.
正确表达His views are fringe.
fringe 作动词时表示“围绕在……边缘、给……加边饰”，如 Flowers fringed the path，并不能表示“是非主流的”。要表达“非主流”这个意思，应使用形容词 fringe，直接作表语或定语，如 His views are fringe / fringe views。
边缘群体
These ideas were once confined to a few fringe groups.
这些观点曾只限于少数边缘群体。
边缘政党
The fringe party won only a handful of votes.
这个边缘政党只赢得了寥寥几票。
边缘运动
What began as a fringe movement soon attracted national attention.
起初只是边缘运动，很快就引起了全国的关注。
边缘候选人
Few people took the fringe candidate seriously at first.
起初很少有人认真看待这位边缘候选人。
边缘戏剧
She spent her early years acting in fringe theatre.
她早年都在边缘戏剧舞台上演出。
边缘艺术节
The city hosts a lively fringe festival every August.
这座城市每年八月都会举办一个热闹的边缘艺术节。
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