tangential
                                                    英 [tæn'dʒenʃ(ə)l]
                                                                        美 [tæn'dʒɛnʃl]
                        
                
                
                
                    
                        - adj. [数] 切线的,[数] 正切的;离题的,扯远的
- n. 正切,切线
 
                
                    
                                    
                
                                                                                        tangential 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。
                 
                                                tangential 英文词源
                
                
                    
                        - tangential (adj.)
- 1620s, see tangent (adj.) + -ial. Figurative sense of "divergent, erratic" is from 1787; that of "slightly connected" is from 1825. Related: Tangentially.
 
                
                                                    tangential 双语例句
                
                
                    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。 来自柯林斯例句
 - 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。
来自柯林斯例句
 
- 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.
来自辞典例句
 
- 4. It is tangential to our main objective. 
- 这与我们主要目的有偏离.
来自辞典例句
 
- 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.
来自辞典例句