请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 extrinsic
释义

Definition of extrinsic in English:

extrinsic

adjective ɪkˈstrɪnsɪkɛkˈstrɪnsɪk
  • 1Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.

    非本质的;非固有的;外在的;外来的

    a complex interplay of extrinsic and intrinsic factors

    内外因素复杂的相互作用。

    reasons extrinsic to the music itself

    音乐自身以外的原因。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • To account for this consistency through transpositional evolutionary changes, both intrinsic and extrinsic factors can be evoked.
    • He castigates prize judges for giving the top awards to books for reasons extrinsic to literature.
    • The more precisely we understand how the machine works intrinsically, the better we can deduce the contribution of extrinsic factors.
    • Other workers have, however, tended to view the diversifications as resulting from a complex mix of intrinsic biological and extrinsic physical factors.
    • It is unconditionally envisaged as homogeneous extension, extrinsic to the distributions which occupy it.
    • In the original conception of this study, motivators were dichotomized into intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
    • Because of its observational nature, our study cannot differentiate between intrinsic or extrinsic factors in the reduced reproductive success.
    • Pressure ulcers result from numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
    • At this juncture, I reassert that population change in a given area is conditioned by its intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
    • This study therefore explores factors that are both extrinsic and intrinsic to news organization election coverage.
    • Little is known about individual variation in repair rates or about intrinsic or extrinsic factors that modulate repair activity.
    • Migration to other countries is in any case not extrinsic to the formation of such a nationalism.
    • Only bourgeois art, which has become autonomous in the face of demands of employment extrinsic to art, has taken up positions on behalf of the victims of bourgeois rationalization.
    • In short, it appears that it's due to extrinsic factors, rather than anything the province of Ontario itself did.
    • Different extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors might be involved in the etiology of these injuries.
    • Thus three-dimensionality was extrinsic to painting, which was essentially flat, in Greenberg's view.
    • A prospective study would also be useful in assessing the intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors at play in short track speed skating.
    • Motivation can be intrinsic (from the student) and extrinsic (from external factors).
    • Causes can include intrinsic factors, such as high seed set, or extrinsic factors, such as a loss of competitors or herbivores.
    • The genetic integrity of organisms is constantly challenged by extrinsic and intrinsic factors.
    Synonyms
    external, extraneous, exterior, outside, outward, alien, foreign, adventitious, superficial, surface
  • 2(of a muscle, such as an eye muscle) having its origin some distance from the part which it moves.

    (眼部肌肉等肌肉)外附

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unlike the upper esophageal sphincter, the lower sphincter is not pulled open by extrinsic musculature.
    • Additional movement is caused by extrinsic muscles that arise from various cranial surfaces and enter the base of the tongue, pulling the tongue towards their attachments.
    • The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intrinsic muscles regulate the glottis.
    • The thyroid cartilage and epiglottis are connected to the hyoid bone, and the cricoid cartilage is connected to the trachea by the extrinsic ligaments of the larynx.
    • The extrinsic extensor tendon attaches to the base of the dorsum of the middle phalanx, and bands from the intrinsic hand muscles attach to the distal phalanx.

Derivatives

  • extrinsically

  • adverb
    • For example, some might argue that children playing baseball are intrinsically motivated by the joy of playing, while a professional baseball player is extrinsically motivated, by money and championships.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Findings also show that youth are more extrinsically than intrinsically motivated to change, consistent with other studies.
      • For example, external rewards frequently are used to motivate children extrinsically.
      • And finally, do we learn for learning's sake, or must we be extrinsically motivated to do so?
      • Additionally, individuals preferring a field-dependent learning style have been found to be more extrinsically motivated and learn better when organization and structure is provided by the teacher.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense 'outward'): from late Latin extrinsecus 'outward', from Latin extrinsecus 'outwardly', based on exter 'outer'; the ending was altered under the influence of -ic.

Rhymes

intrinsic

Definition of extrinsic in US English:

extrinsic

adjective
  • 1Not part of the essential nature of someone or something; coming or operating from outside.

    非本质的;非固有的;外在的;外来的

    extrinsic factors that might affect time budgets
    the idea that power is extrinsic to production and profits
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In short, it appears that it's due to extrinsic factors, rather than anything the province of Ontario itself did.
    • To account for this consistency through transpositional evolutionary changes, both intrinsic and extrinsic factors can be evoked.
    • It is unconditionally envisaged as homogeneous extension, extrinsic to the distributions which occupy it.
    • Only bourgeois art, which has become autonomous in the face of demands of employment extrinsic to art, has taken up positions on behalf of the victims of bourgeois rationalization.
    • Different extrinsic and intrinsic risk factors might be involved in the etiology of these injuries.
    • Other workers have, however, tended to view the diversifications as resulting from a complex mix of intrinsic biological and extrinsic physical factors.
    • In the original conception of this study, motivators were dichotomized into intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
    • Migration to other countries is in any case not extrinsic to the formation of such a nationalism.
    • At this juncture, I reassert that population change in a given area is conditioned by its intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
    • Thus three-dimensionality was extrinsic to painting, which was essentially flat, in Greenberg's view.
    • Little is known about individual variation in repair rates or about intrinsic or extrinsic factors that modulate repair activity.
    • Motivation can be intrinsic (from the student) and extrinsic (from external factors).
    • A prospective study would also be useful in assessing the intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors at play in short track speed skating.
    • The more precisely we understand how the machine works intrinsically, the better we can deduce the contribution of extrinsic factors.
    • This study therefore explores factors that are both extrinsic and intrinsic to news organization election coverage.
    • The genetic integrity of organisms is constantly challenged by extrinsic and intrinsic factors.
    • Causes can include intrinsic factors, such as high seed set, or extrinsic factors, such as a loss of competitors or herbivores.
    • He castigates prize judges for giving the top awards to books for reasons extrinsic to literature.
    • Pressure ulcers result from numerous intrinsic and extrinsic factors.
    • Because of its observational nature, our study cannot differentiate between intrinsic or extrinsic factors in the reduced reproductive success.
    Synonyms
    external, extraneous, exterior, outside, outward, alien, foreign, adventitious, superficial, surface
    1. 1.1 (of a muscle, such as any of the eye muscles) having its origin some distance from the part that it moves.
      (眼部肌肉等肌肉)外附
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The extrinsic muscles of the larynx control the degree of tension on the vocal cords, and the intrinsic muscles regulate the glottis.
      • The extrinsic extensor tendon attaches to the base of the dorsum of the middle phalanx, and bands from the intrinsic hand muscles attach to the distal phalanx.
      • The thyroid cartilage and epiglottis are connected to the hyoid bone, and the cricoid cartilage is connected to the trachea by the extrinsic ligaments of the larynx.
      • Additional movement is caused by extrinsic muscles that arise from various cranial surfaces and enter the base of the tongue, pulling the tongue towards their attachments.
      • Unlike the upper esophageal sphincter, the lower sphincter is not pulled open by extrinsic musculature.

Origin

Mid 16th century (in the sense ‘outward’): from late Latin extrinsecus ‘outward’, from Latin extrinsecus ‘outwardly’, based on exter ‘outer’; the ending was altered under the influence of -ic.

随便看

 

英汉双解词典包含464360条英汉词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/11/8 21:11:11