external /eksˈtə:nl/ adj. 外部的，外面的： To all external appearances he was a quiet man, but he   had a violent temper. 从所有的表面看他是个很镇静的人，实际上脾气很野。This newspaper doesn’t pay enough attention to external affairs. 这家报纸不大注意国外消息。

［辨析］见exterior