Tangential
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[编辑] 解释
[编辑] GRE 红宝书
- adj.切线的; 离题的
- ［英］ adj.切线的 ( of the nature of a tangent) ; 离题的 ( divergent, digressive)
- ［类］ 反义词: gist ( 要点) -tangential point ( 非要点)
- ［例］ tangential remarks ( 离题的话)
[编辑] Webster Collegiate
adjective
- Date: 1630
- 1. of, relating to, or of the nature of a tangent
- 2. acting along or lying in a tangent <tangential forces>
- 3.
- a. divergent, digressive
- b. touching lightly ; incidental, peripheral <tangential involvement>; also of little relevance <arguments tangential to the main point>
- ? tangentially adverb
