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单词 extrinsic
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extrinsic

adjective
/eksˈtrɪnzɪk/
/eksˈtrɪnzɪk/
(formal)
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  1. not belonging naturally to somebody/something; coming from or existing outside somebody/something rather than within them
    • extrinsic factors
    • She was motivated by the idea of extrinsic rewards such as salary rather than intrinsic ones such as pride and self-respect.
    compare intrinsic
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryExtrinsic is used with these nouns:
    • factor
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outward’): from late Latin extrinsecus ‘outward’, from Latin extrinsecus ‘outwardly’, based on exter ‘outer’; the ending was altered under the influence of -ic.
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