"not of the essence or inner nature of a thing," 1540s, from French extrinsèque, from Late Latin extrinsecus (adj.) "outer," from Latin extrinsecus (adv.) "outwardly, on the outside; from without, from abroad," from exter "outside" + in, suffix of locality, + secus "beside, alongside," originally "following," from PIE *sekw-os "following," from root *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. That's something extrinsic to the subject.
那是對(duì)本題無(wú)關(guān)緊要的.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
2. Nowadays there are fewer extrinsic pressures to get married.
現(xiàn)在來(lái)自外部的結(jié)婚壓力少了。
來(lái)自辭典例句
3. Courts have frequently used extrinsic aids to establish legislative intension.
法院往往借助外部幫助以研究立法意圖.
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. Impatience with extrinsic subject - matter has been characteristic of the modern movement.