单词 | inner |
释义 | inner adj. & n. --adj (usu. attrib.)   1. further in; inside; interior (the inner compartment).   2. (of thoughts, feelings, etc.) deeper; more secret. --n Archery 1 a division of the target next to the bull's-eye.   2. a shot that strikes this. Phrases and idioms inner bar Brit. Law Queen's or King's Counsel collectively. inner city the central most densely populated area of a city (also (with hyphen) attrib.: inner-city housing). inner-directed Psychol. governed by standards formed in childhood. inner man (or woman)   1. the soul or mind.   2. joc. the stomach. inner planet an inferior planet (see INFERIOR adj. 3). inner space   1. the region between the earth and outer space, or below the surface of the sea.   2. the part of the mind not normally accessible to consciousness. inner-spring US = interior-sprung. Inner Temple one of the two Inns of Court on the site of the Temple in London (cf. Middle Temple). inner tube a separate inflatable tube inside the cover of a pneumatic tyre. Derivatives innerly adv. innermost adj. innerness n. Etymology: OE innera (adj.), compar. of IN |
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