exterior

英 [ɪk'stɪəriə(r)] 美 [ɪk'stɪriər]

• n. 外部；外表；外景
• adj. 外部的；表面的；对外的；户外的

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [C]外面,外貌; 外表

   the outside; the outer appearance or surface

2. [C]户外景色图,外景

   a picture of an out-door scene

adj. (形容词)

1. 外部的; 外面的

   outer; on or from the outside

英英释义

Noun:

1. the region that is outside of something

2. the outer side or surface of something

Adjective:

1. situated in or suitable for the outdoors or outside of a building;

   "an exterior scene"
   "exterior grade plywood"
   "exterior paints"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. Advertising normally produces a design for the exterior of the container.
   广告部一般是作包装的外部设计。
2. The exterior of the building is very unattractive.
   这建筑物的外观很不起眼。
3. He is a gentle man with a rough exterior.
   他是一个外表粗鲁但性情温和的男人。
4. She maintained a calm exterior, though really she was furious.
   在外表上她保持着平静，但实际上她生气极了。
5. The exterior shots were taken in Bermuda.
   外景是在百慕大群岛拍摄的。
6. The film includes some striking exteriors.
   这部电影有一些引人注目的外景

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. We are painting the exterior wall of the house.
   我们正在给房子的外墙涂漆。
2. Why is exterior joy always the anguish that cannot cover a heart?
   表面的快乐为什么总是掩盖不了内心的痛苦?
3. Why do exterior joy can not cover up the pain inside?
   表面的快乐为什么总是掩盖不了内心的痛苦?

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. We're painting the exterior of the house.
   我们正在给房子的外面涂漆。
2. You mustn't judge people by their exteriors.
   你不能以貌取人。
3. Some artists only paint exteriors.
   有些艺术家只画户外景色。

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. The aerial can be fixed to an exterior wall.
   天线被绑在外墙上。
2. The exterior cold had stolen into the car.
   外部的寒冷已不知不觉地侵入车内。
3. The exterior surface of the football is of good material.
   足球的外表皮是用好的材料制成的。
4. The inhabitants of the village were not affected by exterior influences.
   村民们没受到外界影响。

用作表语

S+be+～+ prep .-phrase

1. The male reproductive organs are exterior to the body.
   男性生殖器在身体的外部。

经典引文

• Beatrice possesses a fund of hidden tenderness beneath her exterior gaiety.

  出自： C. Clarke

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

形容词+～

• calm〔friendly, smooth〕 exterior 平静〔和善,温和〕的外表
• hard exterior 坚硬的外壳
• rough exterior 外貌粗鲁
• stern exterior 表情严厉

介词+～

• judge sb by his exterior 从外表上来判断某人

～+介词

• the exterior of the building 楼房的外部

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• exterior angle 外角
• exterior decorations 外部装饰
• exterior feature of a building 建筑的外貌
• exterior forces 外力
• exterior influence 外界的影响
• exterior paint 外用油漆
• exterior policy 对外政策
• exterior scene 外景
• exterior wall 外墙

词义辨析

adj. (形容词)

exterior, external

• 这两个词都表示“外部的,外边的”。exterior指与物体的“内部”相对的“外部的”; external指与物体分离或没有关系的“外部”,不涉及该物体的内部,只说明外部。

词源解说

• ☆ 16世纪20年代进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的exterus，意为外部的。

近反义词

【近义词】

• alien
• external
• foreign
• outer
• outside

【反义词】

• interior