Peripheral

[pə'rɪf(ə)r(ə)l] or [pə'rɪfərəl]

解釋/意思:

(noun.) (computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer; 'disk drives and printers are important peripherals'.

(adj.) on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area; 'Russia's peripheral provinces'; 'peripheral suburbs' .

(adj.) related to the key issue but not of central importance; 'a peripheral interest'; 'energy is far from a peripheral issue in the economy'; 'peripheral issues' .

德怀特手打--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(a.) Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery; peripheric.

(a.) External; away from the center; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.

校對:莫蒂默