peripheral
美[pəˈrɪfərəl] n.外部设备
网络外周；周边的；周围；外围的
1 . Science is peripheral to that debate.
科学并非那场辩论的重点。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . 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。
来自《权威词典》
3 . The men are somewhat peripheral to this society.
相对于这个社会来说,人似乎无足轻重.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4 . Companies are increasingly keen to contract out peripheral activities like training.
公司越来越倾向于把像培训这样的非核心业务外包出去。
来自辞典例句
5 . Programmers like wizards because they get to treat users like peripheral devices.
程序员喜欢向导,因为他们像对待外围设备一样对待用户.
来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
1.(computer science) electronic equipment connected by cable to the CPU of a computer;
disk drives and printers are important peripherals
2.on or near an edge or constituting an outer boundary; the outer area;
Russia's peripheral provinces
3.related to the key issue but not of central importance;
a peripheral interest