tangential [tænˈdʒɛnʃəl]

例句:

• Reporting...is seriously deficient in areas tangential to the main argument.
  来自Nature
• Too much time was spent discussing tangential issues.
  太多的时间花在了讨论那些无关紧要的问题上。
  
• They thought the whole thing was a side-show, tangential to the real world of business.
  他们认为整件事情只是一个插曲，和真正的商界没有多大关系。
  
• The forces in operation have the form of lateral or tangential thrust.
  作用力的形式是侧向冲断或切向冲断.
  
• He played only a tangential role in all this.
  来自Guardian
• His book is erudite but readable, delightfully tangential, and surprisingly polemical.
  来自THETIMES