单词 | external |
释义 | external —externally, adv. /ik sterr"nl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to the outside or outer part; outer: an external surface. 2. Med. to be applied to the outside of a body, as a remedy: for external use only. 3. situated or being outside something; acting or coming from without: external influences. 4. pertaining to the outward or visible appearance or show: external acts of worship. 5. pertaining to or concerned with foreign countries: external affairs; external commerce. 6. Zool. , Anat. on the side farthest from the body, the median line, or the center of a radially symmetrical form. 7. Metaphys. of or pertaining to the world of things, considered as independent of the perceiving mind: external world. n. 8. the outside; outer surface; exterior. 9. something that is external. 10. externals, external features, circumstances, etc.; outward appearance; superficialities. [1375-1425; late ME; see EXTERN, -AL1] Syn. 1. outermost, exterior. |
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