fringe

名词 fringe:

1. the outside boundary or surface of something
   同义词：periphery, outer boundary
2. a part of the city far removed from the center
   同义词：outskirt
3. a social group holding marginal or extreme views
4. edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels

动词 fringe:

1. adorn with a fringe
2. decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

1. The fringe benefits of this job include a car and free health insurance.
   这工作的附加福利包括一辆小汽车和免费健康保险。
2. Your correspondent had only touched upon the fringe of the matter.
   你的报导只谈到了问题的边缘。
3. The lunatic fringe are ignored by most members of the party.
   绝大部分党员对极端分子不予理睬。
4. The estate was fringed with stately elms.
   那片地以挺拔的榆树为边界。
5. A fringe of trees stood round the pool.
   池塘四周耸立着一圈树木。

fringe

n.（名词）
A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
穗（缘饰）：一种装饰性的边缘有垂吊的线穗或布条，常与单独的镶边连在一起
Something that resembles such a border or edging.
穗状物：与此种边缘相似的东西
A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part:
次要事物（外围）：周边的、边缘的或次要的部分：
例句：
.They like to hang out on the geographical fringes, the seedy outposts.(James Atlas)
.他们喜欢去偏僻地区和肮脏的偏远村落.(詹姆斯·阿特拉斯)

Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views:
见解偏激的人：某一类持偏激观点人或政党：
例句：
the lunatic fringe.
极端分子

Any of the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.
（光学）条纹：由于光的衍射或干涉形成的或明或暗的条纹
A fringe benefit.
附加福利，额外福利
v.tr.（及物动词）
fringed,fring.ing,fring.es
To decorate with or as if with a fringe:
加穗于：用或象用穗或流苏装饰：
例句：
The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.
织工在围巾边上装穗

To serve as a fringe to:
是…的边缘（缘饰）：
例句：
Ferns fringed the pool.
池塘周围长着厥类植物

来源：
Middle English frenge
中古英语 frenge
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Vulgar Latin *frimbia
源自 俗拉丁语 *frimbia
alteration of Late Latin fimbria * see fimbria
后期拉丁语 fimbria的变化 *参见 fimbria

【引伸】
fring.y
adj.（形容词）