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periphery

🇬🇧 UK/pә'rifәri/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

The outer boundary or edge of an area or object; the outskirts.

外围,边缘,周边

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
periaround, near
+
phercarry, bear, bring
+
ycharacterized by
=periphery

Common Collocations

  • 1.periphery of...的边缘
  • 2.edge of periphery边缘的边缘
  • 3.outer periphery外围边缘

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The city center bustled with activity while the periphery remained quiet and undeveloped.

  • 2.

    She stood at the periphery of the conversation, observing without actively participating.

  • 3.

    The periphery of the forest gradually transitions from cultivated land to wilderness.

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