释义 |
ex·tern I. \(ˈ)ek|stərn\ adjective Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French externe, from Latin externus archaic : of, relating to, or situated on or at the outside : external, outer II. noun also ex·terne \ˈekˌstərn\ (-s) Etymology: French externe, from externe, adjective 1. : a person connected with an institution but not living or boarding in it: as a. : a day student of a school b. : a nonresident doctor or medical student at a hospital 2. : a nun of a strictly enclosed order (as the Carmelites) that lives within the convent but outside the enclosure and attends to the convent's outside affairs |