tangent

单词音标

tangent音标[\'tændʒәnt]

汉语翻译

a. 接触的, 正切的, 离题的

n. 切线, 正切

【电】 正切

相关词组:

go off at a tangent

英语解释

名词 tangent:

a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point

ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle

同义词：tan

例句

It\'s not easy to follow her think because she\'s always go off at a tangent.

要跟上她的思路并非易事，因为她老是突然扯到题外去。

The teacher was telling us about the poet\'s life, when he went off at a tangent and started talking about his war experiences.

老师在给我们讲述诗人生平故事的时候，突然把话题一转，讲开他自己的战争经历来了。