中文词源
tangential 正切的，稍微沾边的
来自 tangent,正切，切线，-ial,形容词后缀。引申词义稍微沾边的。
英语词源
- tangential (adj.)
- 1620s, see tangent (adj.) + -ial. Figurative sense of "divergent, erratic" is from 1787; that of "slightly connected" is from 1825. Related: Tangentially.
权威例句
- 1. Too much time was spent discussing tangential issues.
- 太多的时间花在了讨论那些无关紧要的问题上。
- 2. They thought the whole thing was a side-show, tangential to the real world of business.
- 他们认为整件事情只是一个插曲，和真正的商界没有多大关系。
- 3. The forces in operation have the form of lateral or tangential thrust.
- 作用力的形式是侧向冲断或切向冲断.
- 4. It is tangential to our main objective.
- 这与我们主要目的有偏离.
- 5. Each of circular dishes is subjected to the action of a tangential force.
- 每个圆盘都受到切向力的作用.