tangential

[tæn'dʒenʃəl]

adj.离题的, 肤浅的, 切线的,相切的

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：

副词: tangentially | 异体字: tangental | 名词: tangentiality |

详细释义：

a.

1. 【数】正切的; 切线的

2. 离题的

3. 略为触及的; 肤浅的

n.

【数】切线; 正切