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on the periphery (of sth)
Small villages lie on the periphery of the city.
小村庄位于城市的边缘。
外围；边缘；边缘地区
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
外围；边缘；边缘地区
the outside boundary or surface of something
Small villages lie on the periphery of the city.
小村庄位于城市的边缘。
外围；外部边界、部分或表面。
The outside boundary, parts or surface of something.
希腊的一级行政区,下分为省。
A first-rank administrative division of Greece, subdivided into provinces.
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。
The more anomalous and infrequent aspects of a language, as opposed to the frequent and regular core aspects.
The factory was built on the periphery of the town.
工厂建在城镇的外围。
The birds nested at the periphery of the forest.
鸟儿在森林边缘筑巢。
The pilot circled the periphery of the storm.
飞行员绕着暴风雨的边缘盘旋。
Small villages lie on the periphery of the city.
小村庄位于城市的边缘。
The periphery of the forest is home to many birds.
森林的边缘是许多鸟类的家园。
As the discussion progressed, the main issue moved to the periphery.
随着讨论的进行，主要问题被边缘化了。
Not this
Many factories are located in the periphery of the city.
Use this
Many factories are located on the periphery of the city.
表示'在边缘'时，英语介词常用'on'而不用'in'，因为边缘被视为一个表面或界线。
Not this
The periphery area is less developed.
Use this
The area on the periphery is less developed.
Periphery是名词，不能直接修饰名词；应使用形容词peripheral或改用介词短语on the periphery后置修饰名词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
来自外围；从边缘
Innovation often emerges from the periphery rather than the center.
创新往往来自外围而不是中心。
在边缘；处于外围
Small farms are often on the periphery of the national economy.
小农场往往处于国民经济的边缘。
在边缘；在外围
The protests began at the periphery of the conference venue.
抗议活动从会议场地外围开始。
把…排挤到边缘；使…边缘化
The film industry's early works were relegated to the periphery of art history.
电影业的早期作品被排挤到了艺术史的边缘。
Use periphery naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.