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external (adj.)
[external 词源字典]
early 15c., from Middle French
externe
or directly from Latin
externus
"outside, outward" (from
exterus
; see
exterior
) +
-al
(1). This version won out over
exterial
. Related:
Externally
.
[external etymology, external origin, 英语词源]