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外部,外面外部的,客观的,表面的

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

External \Ex*ter"nal\, n.
   Something external or without; outward part; that which makes
   a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; --
   usually in the plural.

         Adam was then no less glorious in his externals
                                                  --South.

         God in externals could not place content. --Pope.

External \Ex*ter"nal\, a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on
   the outside, outward. See {Exterior}.]
   1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body;
      being without; acting from without; -- opposed to
      internal; as, the external form or surface of a body.

            Of all external things, . . . She [Fancy] forms
            imaginations, aery shapes.            --Milton.

   2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate
      from the perceiving mind.

   3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as
      distinguished from mental or moral.

            Her virtues graced with external gifts. --Shak.

   4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying;
      superficial.

            The external circumstances are greatly different.
                                                  --Trench.

   5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations;
      as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of
      a state or kingdom.

   6. (Anat.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.

   {External angles}. (Geom.) See under {Angle}.

资料来源 : WordNet®

external
     adj 1: happening or arising or located outside or beyond some
            limits or especially surface; "the external auditory
            canal"; "external pressures" [ant: {internal}]
     2: coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera
        spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous
        income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups" [syn: {extraneous},
         {outside}]
     3: from or between other countries; "external commerce";
        "international trade"; "developing nations need outside
        help" [syn: {international}, {outside(a)}]
     4: purely outward or superficial; "external composure"; "an
        external concern for reputation"- A.R.Gurney,Jr.

external
     n : outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of
         religion"