| 单词 | externality |
| 释义 | externality (once / 38251 pages) n An externality is an outside factor or condition that can affect something else. A snow storm for example, is an externality that can cause delays at the airport. Externality comes from the Latin root word externus meaning "outside" or "outward." An externality is something on the outside that affects other things. Often an externality is a behavior or result of behavior by one party that affects others who have no choice in its happening. For example, factory pollution is an externality that can affect people's health and well-being. It's outside of their control and yet it has an impact on their lives. WORD FAMILYexternality: externalities+/external: externalise, externality, externalize, externally, externals/externalise: externalisation, externalised, externalises, externalising/externalization: externalizations/externalize: externalization, externalized, externalizes, externalizing USAGE EXAMPLESEconomists recommend governments use taxes and regulations to minimize this negative externality. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Calls to price the 'real' cost of water consumption or carbon production have promoted understanding of the economic externalities of individual and government choices. Nature(Nov 29, 2016) Life brims with new experiences, challenges, excitement, what an economist would call “positive externalities” of demographic change. Washington Post(Nov 23, 2016) n the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper outwardness inwardness the quality or state of being inward or internal worldliness concern with worldly affairs to the neglect of spiritual needs position, spatial relation the spatial property of a place where or way in which something is situated |
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