Word · Frequency #1870
externals
外表；外观；外在特征
externals is the plural of external.
outward features; appearance
常以复数形式出现
- 1.
A variable that is defined in the source code but whose value comes from some external source.
源代码中定义但值来自外部源的变量
- 2.
outward features
外部特征
外部变量；源代码中定义但值来自外部源的变量；外部特征；外部；外面
In use
She cared more about externals than about the inner qualities of a person.
Don't judge a book by its externals; the content inside may surprise you.
The externals of the building were impressive, but the interior was poorly designed.
he enjoyed the solemn externals of religion
judge sb/sth by externals
external作名词常用复数，指外观、表面特征。
We should not judge a person by externals alone.
我们不应该仅凭外表判断一个人。
focus on externals
The report focuses too much on externals and ignores the real issues.
这份报告过于关注表面问题，忽略了实质。
Connections
Collocations
- the externals of
- …的外在形式
- The priest cared more about the externals of the ritual than its true meaning.这位牧师更在意仪式的外在形式，而不是它真正的含义。
- judge by externals
- 凭外表评判
- Don't judge a school by its externals; visit a class first.别凭外表评判一所学校；先去听一节课。
- mere externals
- 无关紧要的外在表象
- These differences are mere externals.这些差异只是无关紧要的外在表象。
Pop culture & quotes
- If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
- 如果你因任何外在事物而痛苦，痛苦并非来自事物本身，而是来自你对它的评价；而你随时都有力量取消这一评价。This famous line from Marcus Aurelius's Meditations reminds us that our reactions to external events are within our control.这句出自马可·奥勒留《沉思录》的名言提醒我们：对外部事物的反应掌握在我们自己手中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把external想成“在外面的”，看到ex-就想到“向外”；名词指外观或外部来源的值，像看盒子外面的标签——external。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：正式写作、技术文档、编程讨论 作“外在特征”解时通常用于正式书面语；作“外部变量”解时多出现在编程技术语境。日常口语中较少单独使用名词形式。
Grammar Note
通常用复数形式，指‘外部特征’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
internal、eternal、kernel、colonel、journal 都与 external 押韵：从重读元音 /ɝ/ 到结尾都是 /ɝnəl/（kernel 与 colonel 发音相同）。internal 和 eternal 还拼写共享 ternal。注意 terminal /ˈtɝːmɪnəl/ 虽然拼写相似，但重读音节后是 /mɪnəl/，所以不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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