名詞 fringe:

1. the outside boundary or surface of something
   同義詞：periphery, outer boundary
2. a part of the city far removed from the center
   同義詞：outskirt
3. a social group holding marginal or extreme views
4. edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels

動詞 fringe:

1. adorn with a fringe
2. decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe

1. The fringe benefits of this job include a car and free health insurance.
   這工作的附加福利包括一輛小汽車和免費健康保險。
2. Your correspondent had only touched upon the fringe of the matter.
   你的報導(dǎo)只談到了問題的邊緣。
3. The lunatic fringe are ignored by most members of the party.
   絕大部分黨員對極端分子不予理睬。
4. The estate was fringed with stately elms.
   那片地以挺拔的榆樹為邊界。
5. A fringe of trees stood round the pool.
   池塘四周聳立著一圈樹木。

fringe

n.（名詞）
A decorative border or edging of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band.
穗（緣飾）：一種裝飾性的邊緣有垂吊的線穗或布條，常與單獨的鑲邊連在一起
Something that resembles such a border or edging.
穗狀物：與此種邊緣相似的東西
A marginal, peripheral, or secondary part:
次要事物（外圍）：周邊的、邊緣的或次要的部分：
例句：
.They like to hang out on the geographical fringes, the seedy outposts.(James Atlas)
.他們喜歡去偏僻地區(qū)和骯臟的偏遠村落.(詹姆斯·阿特拉斯)

Those members of a group or political party holding extreme views:
見解偏激的人：某一類持偏激觀點人或政黨：
例句：
the lunatic fringe.
極端分子

Any of the light or dark bands produced by the diffraction or interference of light.
（光學(xué)）條紋：由于光的衍射或干涉形成的或明或暗的條紋
A fringe benefit.
附加福利，額外福利
v.tr.（及物動詞）
fringed,fring.ing,fring.es
To decorate with or as if with a fringe:
加穗于：用或象用穗或流蘇裝飾：
例句：
The weaver fringed the edge of the scarf.
織工在圍巾邊上裝穗

To serve as a fringe to:
是…的邊緣（緣飾）：
例句：
Ferns fringed the pool.
池塘周圍長著厥類植物

來源：
Middle English frenge
中古英語 frenge
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Vulgar Latin *frimbia
源自 俗拉丁語 *frimbia
alteration of Late Latin fimbria * see fimbria
后期拉丁語 fimbria的變化 *參見 fimbria

【引伸】
fring.y
adj.（形容詞）