• n. 边缘；穗；刘海
• adj. 边缘的；附加的
• vt. 加穗于

词源不详。

fringe

fringe: [14] Late Latin fimbria meant ‘fibre, thread’ (it is used in modern English as an anatomical term for a threadlike structure, such as the filaments at the opening of the Fallopian tube). In the plural it was applied to a ‘fringe’, and eventually this meaning fed back into the singular. In Vulgar Latin fimbria, by the soundreversal process known as metathesis, became *frimbia, which passed into Old French as fringe or frenge – source of the English word.

fringe (n.)

early 14c., "ornamental bordering; material for a fringe," from Old French frenge "thread, strand, fringe, hem, border" (early 14c.), from Vulgar Latin *frimbia, metathesis of Late Latin fimbria, from Latin fimbriae (plural) "fibers, threads, fringe," which is of uncertain origin. Meaning "a border, edge" is from 1640s. Figurative sense of "outer edge, margin," is first recorded 1894. As an adjective by 1809. Related: Fringes. Fringe benefits is recorded from 1952.

fringe (v.)

late 15c., "decorate with a fringe or fringes," from fringe (n.). Related: Fringed; fringing.

1. The Front has often been dismissed as a cranky fringe group.

艺术家联盟常被认为是一个古怪的边缘组织。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.

君主主义者是一个内部争吵激烈的非主流的小团体。

来自柯林斯例句

3. I also let my hair go darker and grew out my fringe.

我还把头发颜色染深，并让刘海儿长长消失。

来自柯林斯例句

4. a fringe of woodland

一条林带

来自《权威词典》

5. The fringe benefits include free health insurance.

附加福利包括免费健康保险。

来自《权威词典》