the continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure (几何图形的)周,周边 the perimeter of a rectangle. 矩形的四边。 ■the length of such a line 周长 the rectangle has a perimeter of 30 cm. 那矩形的周长是30厘米。 ■the outermost parts or boundary of an area or object 边缘,周边 the perimeter of the garden. 那花园的边缘。 my presence on the perimeter of his life. 我没有引起他的注意。 ■a defended boundary of a military position or base (军事阵地或基地的)防线 ■(Basketball)an area away from the basket, beyond the reach of the defensive team (篮球)外围
an instrument for measuring the extent and characteristics of a person's field of vision 视野计
派生 perimetric adjective 语源
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek perimetros, based on peri- 'around' + metron 'measure'