| 释义 |
in·te·ri·or
I. \(ˈ)in.|tirēə(r), ən.ˈt-, -tēr-\ adjective
Etymology: Middle French & Latin; Middle French, from Latin, compar. of (assumed) Old Latin interus inward, on the inside; akin to Latin inter between, among — more at inter-
1. : being within the limiting surface or boundary
< interior communication >
: inside, inner — opposed to exterior
2. : remote from the surface, border, or shore : situated toward the center of a mass, area, or structure
< interior recesses of the castle >
: inland
< interior lake >
< interior markets >
3. : belonging to the inner constitution or operation of something or to its private or concealed nature
< interior meaning of a poem >
4. : belonging to mental or spiritual life
< interior monologue >
: not bodily or worldly
Synonyms: see inner
II. noun
(-s)
1. : something that is within : the internal or inner part of a thing : inside
< interior of a house >
2. : the inland part (as of a country, state, kingdom)
< deep into the interior of Australia >
3. : the inner or spiritual nature : inner character
4. : the internal affairs of a state or nation
< Department of the Interior >
5. : a scene or view of the interior of a building
< learned to draw interiors >
6. : an indoor setting or scene in a play or motion picture |