The speaker's remarks were interesting, but mostly tangential to the main topic.
演讲者的评论很有趣，但大多与主题无直接关联。
What is the best synonym for the word “tangential” as used in this sentence: “His comments were mostly tangential to the main discussion”?
D — peripheral. “tangential” means adj. only slightly connected or related, not central or directly related
His answer was ______, wandering far away from the actual question.
A — tangential. “tangential” means adj. only slightly connected or related, not central or directly related
tangential — adj. only slightly connected or related, not central or directly related. In Chinese: 间接相关的，次要的.
tangential is pronounced /tænˈdʒɛnʃəl/. It breaks into 3 syllables: tan · gen · tial.
The speaker's remarks were interesting, but mostly tangential to the main topic. (演讲者的评论很有趣，但大多与主题无直接关联。)
peripheral, incidental, irrelevant, divergent — all close in meaning to tangential (adj. only slightly connected or related, not central or directly related).
Yes. tangential appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 800+ words for the ISEE and SSAT.
tangent (tangent) + ial (adjective suffix) → like a tangent that is secondary or not directly related