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 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。
• The problems of deformation for shaft lining are investigated under arbitrary axisymmetric normal loads and tangential loads with end loads.
  对有限长立井井壁在任意轴对称的法向、切向以及端面荷载的共同作用下的变形问题作了分析研究。
• 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。
• I give this pendulum a tangential speed.
  给这个单摆一个。
• Lines which are everywhere tangential to the direction of the flow of electric current are called streamlines.
  处处均与电流方向相切的曲线称为流线。
• 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。
• Furthermore, having taken into account the effect of tangential distortion and gradient of the pixels, so this approach has a more widely application.
  而且，由于充分考虑了镜头切向畸变和像素倾斜角的影响，故适用范围更广。
• 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。
• 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。
• Influences of friction coefficient and tangential stiffness of damper on the vibratory response are investigated.
  本文对叶片缘板摩擦阻尼器的工程优化设计方法进行了研究。