ex·ter·nal /ɛkˈstɝnḷ/ 形容詞
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.
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.
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,
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.
n : outward features; "he enjoyed the solemn externals of