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单词 outward
释义 out·ward
I. \ˈau̇twə(r)d\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ūtanweard, ūteweard, ūtweard, from ūtan outside, from outside (from ūt out), ūte out, outside (from ūt out), & ūt out + -weard -ward — more at out
1.
 a. : moving, directed, or turned toward the outside or away from a center
  < the inward or outward flow of money — Journal of Accountancy >
  < the gradual outward slope of the spur ridges — C.B.Hitchcock >
  < an outward journey >
 b. : of or relating to a movement toward the outside
  < the cost of returning a parcel includes postage, generally equivalent to the outward charge — Great Britain Post Office Guide >
2. : situated or lying on the outside of an enclosure or surface : exterior
 < found the place where I was to lie … close and confined … and therefore lay all night in an outward room — Tobias Smollett >
3. : of or relating to the body and its surface appearance and clothing as opposed to the mind or spirit : bodily, external
 < outward man >
 < outward beauty >
 < outward form >
4.
 a. : of or relating to an external act, activity, happening, or condition as distinguished from a mental or emotional process
  < the chief outward events of his life >
  < the new job represented a great improvement in his outward status >
  < a feverish outward display of energy >
 b. : of or relating to material objects as opposed to ideal concepts
  < we alone wore outward shackles — Mary Johnston >
 c. : of or relating to form as distinguished from essence
  < began to find a recognized place in the outward pattern of church life — Eastern Churches Quarterly >
5. dialect England : inclined to drink : dissipated
Synonyms: see outer
II. adverb
or out·wards \-dz\
Etymology: outward from Middle English, from Old English ūtanweard, ūteweard, ūtweard, from ūtanweard, ūteweard, ūtweard, adjective; outwards from Middle English outwardes, from Old English ūtweardes, from ūtweard, adjective & adverb + -es -s
1.
 a. : toward the outside : away from a center or starting point
  < the eternally outward moving stars — New York Times >
  < the city stretches outward for many miles >
 b. : from the soul or mind toward external manifestation
2. obsolete : on the outside : externally
 < they have a good cover, they show well outward — Shakespeare >
III. \ˈau̇twə(r)d\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: outward (I)
1. : external form or appearance : outside
 < so fair an outward and such stuff within — Shakespeare >
2. : the material world
 < can perceive the outward and the inward, nature's good and God's — Robert Browning >
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