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.
雙語例句
1. The Front has often been dismissed as a cranky fringe group.
藝術家聯盟常被認為是一個古怪的邊緣組織。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The monarchists are a small fringe group who quarrel fiercely among themselves.
君主主義者是一個內部爭吵激烈的非主流的小團體。
來自柯林斯例句
3. I also let my hair go darker and grew out my fringe.
我還把頭發顏色染深，并讓劉海兒長長消失。
來自柯林斯例句
4. a fringe of woodland
一條林帶
來自《權威詞典》
5. The fringe benefits include free health insurance.