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”?
B — 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 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
tangent (tangent) + ial (adjective suffix) → like a tangent that is secondary or not directly related