tangential

英 [tænˈdʒenʃl]

美 [tænˈdʒenʃl]

adj.  稍微沾边的; 离题的; 不相干的; 正切的; 切线的

GRE医学

BNC.25726 / COCA.25263

牛津词典

adj.

• 稍微沾边的；离题的；不相干的
  having only a slight or indirect connection with sth
  1. a tangential argument
     牵强附会的论点
• 正切的；切线的
  of or along a tangent

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 关系不大的;不直接相干的
  If you describe something astangential, you mean that it has only a slight or indirect connection with the thing you are concerned with, and is therefore not worth considering seriously.
  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。
• ADJ 切线的;相切的
  If something istangential tosomething else, it is at a tangent to it.
  1. ...point T, where the demand curve is tangential to the straight line L.
     需求曲线和直线 L 相切之点 T
  2. ...the street tangential to the courthouse square.
     和法院大楼广场相切的那条大街

英英释义

adj

• of superficial relevance if any
  1. a digressive allusion to the day of the week
  2. a tangential remark
  Synonym:digressive
• of or relating to or acting along or in the direction of a tangent
  1. tangential forces

双语例句

• The tangential movement of water rivulet has significant effects on the rain-wind induced vibration of stay-cables.
  风雨环境中斜拉索表面形成的水线及其周向摆动在索的风雨振中起着关键的作用。
• Do not confuse ever the tangential acceleration, which is along the circumference, with a centripetal acceleration.
  但是别把这个切向加速度，它是沿着圆周的，和向心加速度混淆。
• 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。
• First is to set aside several cases that are tangential to the main theme.
  首先抛开几个和主题无关的例子。
• 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。
• For a small cover over a polytope, its equivariant cobordism class is determined by the tangential representation set.
  多面体上的小覆盖的等变配边类是由它的切表示集所决定的。
• Centripetal force and tangential force or centrifugal force and tangential force could be used as a strain analysis method.
  用向心力和切向力或离心力和切向力进行胁变分析是可行的。
• It was validated that the relationship between the side resistance of piles and the difference of tangential displacement between two sides of the pile-soil interface could be expressed by hyperbola.
  验证了桩侧阻力与接触面两侧切向位移差之间关系可以用双曲线表示。
• I give this pendulum a tangential speed.
  给这个单摆一个。
• In tangential combustion system, the reheat steam temperature can be adjusted by changing burner nozzle angle to just the flame position.
  在切向燃烧系统中，通过改变燃烧器喷口的角度可以调节炉内火焰中心位置，可达到调节再热汽温的目的。