tangent
['tændʒənt]
adj. 接触的, 相切的, 离题的
n. 切线, 正切, 突然的转向
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例句与用法:
It's not easy to follow her think because she's always go off at a tangent.
要跟上她的思路并非易事,因为她老是突然扯到题外去。
The teacher was telling us about the poet's life, when he went off at a tangent and started talking about his war experiences.
老师在给我们讲述诗人生平故事的时候,突然把话题一转,讲开他自己的战争经历来了。
词形变化:
异体字: tangence |
详细释义:
n.[C]
1. 【数】正切; 切线
2. (铁路或道路的)直线区间
a.
1. 【数】正切的; 相切的; 切线的
tangent circles
相切的圆
2. 离题的; 背离原来途径的
tangent remarks
离题的话
短语词组:
go/fly off at a tangent
1. 突然离题
It's not easy to follow her thought because she's always going off at a tangent.
要跟上她的思路并非易事, 因为她老是突然扯到题外去。