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单词 tangential
释义 tan·gen·tial
\(ˈ)tan|jenchəl, -aan|-\ adjective
1. : of, relating to, or of the nature of a tangent : being in the direction of a tangent
2.
 a. : acting along or lying in a tangent
 b. : arranged or having parts arranged like tangents
3.
 a. : deviating widely and sometimes erratically : divergent
  < the discussion method … is time-consuming and alarmingly tangential — R.C.Snyder >
 b. : touching lightly or in the most tenuous way : incidental
  < no place … for political controversy save in occasional tangential comment — W.R.Benét >
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