peripheral
adj. 次要的,附带的;外围的,周边的;(计算机设备)外围的;(剖)体表的;周围神经系统的,末梢的
n. (计算机的)外部设备
复数 peripherals
比较级 more peripheral
最高级 most peripheral
例句
Fund-raising is peripheral to their main activities.
对他们的主要活动而言,筹集资金是次要的。
《牛津词典》
Companies are increasingly eager to contract out peripheral activities like training.
公司越来越渴望把像培训这样的次要活动外包出去。
《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The curriculum then becomes peripheral and is dealt with by the reserve capacity of the brain.
然后,课程就变成了次要的,就可以被大脑的备用容量所接收了。