Word · Frequency #11699
periphery
外围；边缘；边缘地区
the outside boundary or surface of something
- 1.
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
外围；外部边界、部分或表面。
- 2.
A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided into provinces.
希腊的一级行政区,下分为省。
- 3.
The more anomalous and infrequent aspects of a language, as opposed to the frequent and regular core aspects.
语言中较为异常和不常见的方面,相对于频繁且规则的核心方面。
圆周；外周；周围；外围；外部边界、部分或表面。；希腊的一级行政区,下分为省。；语言中较为异常和不常见的方面,相对于频繁且规则的核心方面。
In use
The factory was built on the periphery of the town.
The birds nested at the periphery of the forest.
The pilot circled the periphery of the storm.
on the periphery (of sth)
Small villages lie on the periphery of the city.
小村庄位于城市的边缘。
the periphery of sth
The periphery of the forest is home to many birds.
森林的边缘是许多鸟类的家园。
move to the periphery
As the discussion progressed, the main issue moved to the periphery.
Connections
Collocations
- the periphery of the city
- 城市外围；城郊
- A new ring road is being built on the periphery of the city.一条新的环路正在城市外围修建。
- the periphery of society
- 社会边缘
- The programme helps young people on the periphery of society.该计划帮助处于社会边缘的年轻人。
- core and periphery
- 核心与外围
- The book examines the divide between core and periphery in the world economy.这本书考察了世界经济中核心与外围之间的鸿沟。
- push to the periphery
- 推向边缘；使边缘化
- Cheap imports have pushed many small farms to the periphery.廉价进口商品已把许多小农场推到边缘。
- remain on the periphery
- 继续处于边缘地位
- These issues remain on the periphery of the national conversation.这些问题仍然处于全国对话的边缘。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 periphery 拆成 peri（周围）+ phery，想象自己站在圆形舞台的外围边缘，只能看到中心却够不着，外围和边缘的意思就记住了。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术写作、技术报告、正式演讲 periphery 比较正式，多用于学术或技术语境，表示外围或边缘；日常口语中更常说 edge 或 outskirts。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.