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。
• In this paper, difference method is used for solving tangential stress at the boundary on the basis of BEM.
  本文在边界元法分析的基础上，用差分法计算边界切向应力。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Experimental Research of Cold Aero-dynamical Field on Eight-square Double Tangential Circle Combustion System
  八角双切圆燃烧系统冷态空气动力场试验研究
• Sensitivity Analysis of Tangential Stiffness Coefficient for Contact Surface Element of Different Medium
  不同介质接触面单元切向劲度系数的敏感性分析
• I give this pendulum a tangential speed.
  给这个单摆一个。
• 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。