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ex·ter·nal·ity AW BrE /ˌekstɜːˈnæləti/NAmE /ˌekstɜːrˈnæləti/ noun [C] (economics 经济学) a consequence of an industrial or commercial activity which 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。 [U] (philosophy 哲学) 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 |