边缘

• 拼音: biān yuán
• 汉字拆解: 边 = 辶 + 力, side/edge; 缘 = 糸 (silk) + 彖, edge/fate

含义

Edge; margin; periphery; brink. The outer limit or boundary of something.

Can refer to physical edges (of objects, areas) or figurative margins (of society, a field of study, a crisis). Often used in discussions of marginalization, critical situations, or border areas.

例句

1. 他站在悬崖边缘，感到一阵眩晕。
2. 公司正处于破产的边缘，急需资金注入。
3. 边缘群体的权益应该得到更多关注。

用法指南

语境: description, analysis

语气: serious

正确说法

• 城市边缘的房价相对便宜。(Housing prices on the city's outskirts are relatively cheap.)
• 他们的关系已经走到了破裂的边缘。(Their relationship has reached the brink of breaking up.)

错误说法

• 不要把'边缘'和'边界'混用 (Don't confuse 边缘 with 边界 — 边界 means a clear boundary or border, while 边缘 implies the outer edge or periphery)

起源与历史

Compound of 边 (side, edge) + 缘 (edge, margin), reinforcing the meaning of outer boundary.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal