Wordiyotangential
🇬🇧 UK/tæn'dʒenʃәl/🇺🇸 US
GREC1
Definitions
adj.
Only loosely or indirectly related to the main subject; relating to a tangent
切线的；离题的，不直接相关的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.tangential issue无关紧要的问题
- 2.tangential remark离题的评论
- 3.tangential to the point与主题无关
- 4.[tangential reference]旁枝末节的引用
Example Sentences
- 1.
His comment about the weather was tangential to our discussion about budget cuts.
- 2.
The professor warned students not to include tangential arguments in their essays.
- 3.
Her role in the project was tangential, involving only minor administrative tasks.