1 connected with the outside of sth 与外表或外部有关的:
The cream is for external use only(= to be used on the skin).此软膏只供外用。
2 coming from another place 来自外界的:
You will be tested by an external examiner.你将由外面请来的主考人考核。 [OPP] internal 反义词为 internal➔externally /-nəli ||; -nəlɪ/ adv
external/Ikˋstɝnḷ; Ikˈstɜːnl/adj 1 relating to the outside of a thing or person's body [ internal ] 外部的﹔外面的: repairs to the external walls 外墙的修补For external use only (=used on medicines that you must put on your skin, not eat). 〔药〕仅供外用。 2 from outside your organization, country, university etc [ internal ] 来自〔机构﹑国家﹑大学等〕外部的﹐外来的: external examiners 校外主考人