c. 1400, from Old English inra, comparative of inne (adv.) "inside" (see in). Similar formation in Old High German innaro, German inner. An unusual evolution for a comparative, it has not been used with than since Middle English. Inner tube in the pneumatic tire sense is from 1894. Inner city, in reference to poverty and crime, is attested from 1968.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
這是個(gè)為各種內(nèi)城常見(jiàn)問(wèn)題所困擾的社區(qū)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the sails.
一駛出內(nèi)防波堤，我們就揚(yáng)起了所有的船帆。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
3. When he heard these words, Shinran felt his inner doubts melt away.
聽(tīng)到這番話，欣蘭感到他內(nèi)心的疑慮頓時(shí)消散了。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
4. Loving relationships will give a child an inner sense of security.
親昵關(guān)系會(huì)給予孩子內(nèi)心一種安全感。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
5. The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet.