periphery

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pe·riph·e·ry /pəˈrɪfəri/ noun (plural peripheries) formal  1  [countable usually singular]OUT/OUTSIDE the edge of an area 外围，边缘periphery of the periphery of the crowd 人群外围on/at the periphery a residential area on the periphery of the city 一个位于城市边缘的住宅区 → outskirts2  on/at the periphery (of something) formal OUT/OUTSIDEa person or thing that is on the periphery of something is not one of the main people or things involved in it （与某事物）稍有牵连的，处于（某事物）外围的 extremists on the periphery of the animal rights movement 处于动物权利运动边缘的极端分子 Homeopathy is on the periphery of medical practice. 顺势疗法处于医疗的边缘地带。

Examples from the Corpus

periphery• As the wave reaches the cell periphery, enough calcium may diffuse across to activate the neighbouring cell.• Nor was this simply on the eastern periphery.• Rural development in the Western Isles periphery depends heavily on finance from the mainland centre.• Moss moved on the broken trees at the periphery of the golf grass.• There would be clashes on the periphery but none between the major powers.• That's always a very easy thing to do on the periphery.• The Ministry of Economic Warfare hung on the periphery and stirred the witches' brew.• This would argue for considerable community organization and official control of the division and leasing of land on the urban periphery.periphery of• stores on the periphery of downtownOrigin periphery (1500-1600) Old French periferie, from Late Latin, from Greek, from peripherein “to carry around”

pe·riph·e·ry nounChineseSyllable  

edge an area the of Corpus

periphery
pe‧riph‧e‧ry /pəˈrɪfəri/ noun (plural peripheries) formal1. [countable usually singular] the edge of an area
    periphery of
    the periphery of the crowd
    on/at the periphery
    a residential area on the periphery of the city ⇨ outskirts
2. on/at the periphery (of something) a person or thing that is on the periphery of something is not one of the main people or things involved in it:
    extremists on the periphery of the animal rights movement
    Homeopathy is on the periphery of medical practice.

per·iph·eryBrE /pəˈrɪfəri/ 🔊NAmE /pəˈrɪfəri/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] (

plural

per·iph·eries) (formal) the outer edge of a particular area 边缘；周围；外围◆industrial development on the periphery of the town城镇周边地区工业的发展◆The condition makes it difficult for patients to see objects at the periphery of their vision. 这种病症使患者难于看见视觉边缘的物体。🔊🔊the less important part of sth, for example of a particular activity or of a social or political group 次要部分；次要活动；边缘◆minor parties on the periphery of American politics处于美国政治边缘的小党派