1
in the margin
通常指页面边缘的空白区域。
Write your notes in the margin.
把你的笔记写在页边的空白处。
边缘；边界；页边空白
margins — plural of margin
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
边缘；边界；页边空白
the boundary line or the area just inside the edge of something
Write your notes in the margin.
把你的笔记写在页边的空白处。
纸张的边缘,通常在打印时留空,但有时用于注释等
The edge of the paper, typically left blank when printing but sometimes used for annotations etc.
边界线或边界线内的区域
the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
任何平面表面的边缘或边界
The edge or border of any flat surface.
超过最低必要的数量
an amount beyond the minimum necessary
We pitched our tent on the margin of the forest.
我们在森林边缘搭起了帐篷。
AI contextual example
The flowers grow along the margins of the trail.
花儿沿着小径边缘生长。
AI contextual example
She lives in a small house at the margin of the village.
她住在村边的一座小房子里。
AI contextual example
the margin of victory
胜利的差距。
WordNet
通常指页面边缘的空白区域。
Write your notes in the margin.
把你的笔记写在页边的空白处。
表示差距或差额，常与narrow, wide, large等形容词连用。
The team won by a wide margin.
该队以大幅度优势获胜。
表示余地或余裕，如margin of error（误差范围）。
Leave a margin of safety when driving.
开车时要留出安全余地。
表示为某事物留出的空间或余地。
We need to leave a margin for unexpected expenses.
我们需要为意外支出留出余地。
Not this
Please write your notes on the margin.
Use this
Please write your notes in the margin.
用“on the margin”表示“在页边空白处”是受中文介词“在...上”影响导致的错误，正确介词应为“in”，因为“margin”指页边的空白区域，通常用“in”来表示位置。
Not this
He stood at the margin of the cliff.
Use this
He stood at the edge of the cliff.
“margin”指页边空白或抽象余地，而物理边缘应用“edge”。中文“边缘”可对应两者，但英语中悬崖边缘只能用“edge”，学习者也容易混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
利润率
The company's profit margin has increased significantly this quarter.
公司本季度的利润率大幅增长。
误差范围
The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus three percentage points.
这项民调的误差范围在正负三个百分点之间。
微小的差距/勉强获胜
He won the election by a narrow margin.
他以微弱优势赢得了选举。
很大的差距/宽松的余地
The team won by a wide margin.
该队以绝对优势获胜。
以…的差距
The proposal passed by a margin of 10 votes.
该提案以10票的差距通过。
追加保证金通知
Investors faced margin calls as stock prices plummeted.
随着股价暴跌，投资者面临追加保证金的要求。
以很大优势
She won the election by a wide margin.
她以很大优势赢得了选举。
处于边缘地位
Many minority groups live on the margin of society.
许多少数群体生活在社会边缘。
误差范围
The poll has a margin of error of 3 percent.
这次民意调查的误差范围是百分之三。
Use margins naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
纸上留白边缘（margin）就是给自己留的余地，记住“边缘”和“余地”是一个词。
通常用于正式或技术性语境，如金融、商业或度量中，表示允许的差异或额外空间。
These words share the spelling pattern -gin or -gen but pronunciations differ: the vowel in the final syllable varies (e.g., /ɪ/ in margin vs /ə/ in region). True rhymes are rare; focus on the common consonant cluster /dʒn/.
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.