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反義詞

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副詞:?internally;

internal 內(nèi)部的

來自in的比較級，即更里面的，內(nèi)部的。

internal (adj.): early 15c., from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus "within, inward, internal," figuratively "domestic," expanded from pre-Latin *interos, *interus "on the inside, inward," from PIE *en-ter- (cognates: Old Church Slavonic anter, Sanskrit antar "within, between," Old High German unter "between," and the "down" sense of Old English under); suffixed (comparative) form of *en "in" (see in). Meaning "of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country (as in internal revenue) is from 1795. Internal combustion first recorded 1884. Related: Internally.

1. It took internal whistle-blowing and investigative journalism to uncover the rot.: 是內(nèi)部檢舉和調(diào)查性報道揭露了這一腐敗事實。

2. This cuttlefish has a horny internal shell like a pen.: 這只烏賊有一個筆狀的角質(zhì)內(nèi)殼。

3. The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic's internal affairs.: 議會形容此法令為對共和國內(nèi)政的干涉。

4. What is missing, however, is an internal, artistic cohesion.: 不過，缺乏的是一種內(nèi)在的藝術(shù)凝聚力。

5. The team has been plagued by indecision and internal divisions.: 優(yōu)柔寡斷與內(nèi)部分裂深深困擾著該團隊。