peripheries是什么意思？

peripheries

• n. 外围( periphery的名词复数 )，边缘，周围；

例句

• The peripheries are lined by respiratory epithelium. 表面是线性排列的呼吸道上皮.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  边缘；周围；外围
  If something is on the periphery of an area, place, or thing, it is on the edge of it.
  例句
  Geographically, the UK is on the periphery of Europe, while Paris is at the heart of the continent... 从地理位置上讲，英国处于欧洲边缘，而巴黎却位于欧洲大陆的中心位置。 Taste buds are concentrated at the tip and rear of the tongue and around its periphery. 味蕾集中于舌尖、舌根和舌头两侧。
• N-COUNT
  （学科、兴趣的）边缘，次要部分
  The periphery of a subject or area of interest is the part of it that is not considered to be as important or basic as the main part.
  例句
  The sociological study of religion moved from the centre to the periphery of sociology. 宗教的社会学研究从社会学的中心学科变成了边缘学科。