periphery

periphery
[pəˈrɪf(ə)ri]
(pl. -ies)
  1. the outer limits or edge of an area or object
    外围，边缘
    new buildings on the periphery of the hospital site.
    医院外围的新建筑。
    ■a marginal or secondary position in, or part or aspect of, a group, subject, or sphere of activity
    次要部分（或职位、方面)，无关紧要的职位（或部分、方面)，次要的职位（或部分、方面）
    a shift in power from the centre to the periphery.
    权力从中心到边缘的转移。
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (denoting a line that forms the boundary of something): via late Latin from Greek periphereia 'circumference', from peripherēs 'revolving around', from peri- 'around' + pherein 'to bear'
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