ex·ter·nal·i·ty
noun/ˌekstɜːˈnæləti/
/ˌekstɜːrˈnæləti/
- [countable] (economics) a consequence of an industrial or commercial activity that affects other people or things without this being reflected in market prices
外部性，界外效应（工商业活动所产生的影响，但不通过市场价格反映） - Pollution is a negative externality that imposes a cost—reduced happiness—on the victims.
污染是一种负面外部效应，使部分人的幸福被牺牲而成为受害者。
- Pollution is a negative externality that imposes a cost—reduced happiness—on the victims.
- [uncountable] (philosophy) the fact of existing outside the person or thing that is aware of it
外在性；客观性 - man’s externality to an indifferent natural world
相对于冷漠自然界的人类外在性
- man’s externality to an indifferent natural world