periphery

英 [pə'rɪf(ə)rɪ] 美 [pə'rɪfəri]

1、peri- + pher- + -y.
2、literally "a carrying around, rounded, moving round, carry or move round, revolving,".

periphery 外围，边缘

peri-,在周围，-pher,带来，词源同bring,pheromone.引申词义外围，边缘。

periphery (n.): late 14c., "atmosphere around the earth," from Old French periferie (Modern French périphérie), from Medieval Latin periferia, from Late Latin peripheria, from Greek peripheria "circumference, outer surface, line round a circular body," literally "a carrying around," from peripheres "rounded, moving round, revolving," peripherein "carry or move round," from peri- "round about" (see peri-) + pherein "to carry" (see infer). Meaning "outside boundary of a surface" attested in English from 1570s; general sense of "boundary" is from 1660s.

2. Other animals were depicted on the periphery of the group.: 其他动物在群像的外围加以修饰.

3. Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery.: 味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。

4. Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent.: 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘，而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。