adj (1) 外部(面)的 (of,on,or for the outside or an outer part): the~appearance/walls/remedies/layer of skin 外表/外墙/外用药/外皮; protective~covering 起保护作用的外罩;~repairs on a house 房子的外部维修; a medicine for~use only 仅限外用的药品; 〖同〗 outside, outer, surface,outward; 〖反〗 internal,inner,inward,inside;
(2) 外界的,国外的(acting or coming from the outside):~loan/world/news/trade 外债/外部世界/外国消息/国外贸易; be subjected to~pressures/influences 屈服于外来压力/影响;〖同〗 foreign;〖反〗 internal;
n 外部(面); 外表,表面 (outer surface or part) [C,常pl]:the~s of religion 宗教的外衣; judge a person by~s 以貌取人;
→ ex′ternally adv 在外部;ex′ternalism n 外在性;͵exter′nality n 外在性,外表; ex′ternalize v 给 …… 以外形