peripheral/-ərəl; -ərəl/ adj1 ~ (to sth) of secondary or minor importance (to sth) 次要的; 不重要的 topics peripheral to the main theme 围绕中心议题的小题目.2 of or on a periphery 外围的; 边缘的 peripheral zones 边缘地带.
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