interior
英[ɪn'tɪɜːrɪə]
美[ɪn'tɪrɪɚ]
- n. 内部；本质
- adj. 内部的；国内的；本质的
词态变化
复数: interiors;
助记提示
1、from Latin interior "inner, interior, middle, within", comparative of interus "on the inside, inward", which itself is comparative of in.
2、interior <=> exterior, 一对构造模式相同的反义词。
中文词源
interior 内部的inter-,在内，在中间，相互，-ior,比级级后缀。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Interior decoration by careful coordination seems to have had its day.
- 精心搭配的室内装饰似乎已不再受欢迎了。
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- 2. The interior flatlands and valleys are thickly planted with coconuts.
- 内陆的平地和山谷中种着茂密的椰子树。
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- 3. The interior was shielded from the curious gaze of passersby.
- 屋子内部被挡住了，以防路人好奇地张望。
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- 4. The late afternoon sun brightened the interior of the church.
- 傍晚的太阳照亮了教堂内部。
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- 5. Efforts to reform the Interior Ministry have not yet proceeded very far.
- 对内政部进行改革的尝试还没有取得很大进展。
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