situated within or inside; relating to the inside; inner 里面的,内部的,内里的 the interior lighting is not adequate. 内部照明不足。 ■[predic.](interior to)(chiefly technical)situated further in or within (主技)更内部的;内位的 the layer immediately interior to the epidermis. 紧连表皮的内层。 ■drawn, photographed, etc. within a building 内景绘制(或拍摄等)的 a light which is ideal for every interior shot. 对各种内景拍摄都十分理想的光线。
[attrib.]remote from the coast or frontier; inland 内地的,腹地的;内陆的 the interior jungle regions. 内陆丛林地带。 ■relating to internal or domestic affairs 内务的,内政的 the interior minister. 内政部长。
existing or taking place in the mind or soul; mental 内心的,心灵的,灵魂的;精神的 an interior monologue. 内心独白。 driven by interior forces. 受内心力量驱动。
noun (一般作 the interior)
the inner or indoor part of something, especially a building; the inside (尤指)建筑物内,屋内,室内;里面 the interior has been much restored. 室内已大体修复了。 ■an artistic representation of the inside of a building or room (建筑物或房间的)内景 a few still lifes, interiors, and landscapes. 几幅静物画,内景画,还有风景画。
the inland part of a country or region (国家或地区的)内地,内陆 the plains of the interior. 内陆平原。 ■the internal affairs of a country (国家的)内政,内务 the Minister of the Interior. 内政部长。
派生 interiorize verb
(also -ise)
interiorly adverb 语源
late 15th cent.: from Latin, inner', comparative adjective from inter 'within'