interior
英 [ɪn'tɪɜːrɪə]
美 [ɪn'tɪrɪɚ]
- n. 內部；本質
- adj. 內部的；國內的；本質的
助記提示
1、from Latin interior "inner, interior, middle, within", comparative of interus "on the inside, inward", which itself is comparative of in.
2、interior <=> exterior, 一對構造模式相同的反義詞。
中文詞源
interior 內部的inter-,在內，在中間，相互，-ior,比級級後綴。
英文詞源
- interior (adj.)
- late 15c., from Middle French intérieur and directly from Latin interior "inner, interior, middle," comparative adjective of inter "within" (see inter-). Meaning "of the interior parts of a country" is from 1777; meaning "internal affairs of a country or state" (as in U.S. Department of the Interior) is from 1838. Interior decoration first attested 1807. Interior design from 1927.
- interior (n.)
- "part of a country distant from the coast," 1796, from interior (adj.); meaning "inside of a building or room" is from 1829.
雙語例句
- 1. Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
- 精心搭配的室內裝飾似乎已不再受歡迎了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The interior flatlands and valleys are thickly planted with coconuts.
- 內陸的平地和山穀中種著茂密的椰子樹。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby.
- 屋子內部被擋住了，以防路人好奇地張望。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. The late afternoon sun brightened the interior of the church.
- 傍晚的太陽照亮了教堂內部。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. Efforts to reform the Interior Ministry have not yet proceeded very far.
- 對內政部進行改革的嚐試還沒有取得很大進展。
來自柯林斯例句