| [/ɪnˈtɪərɪə(r); ɪnˋtɪrɪɚ/] n 用法:
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数] inner part; inside 内部; 里面:
the interior of a house 房子的内部 *
a house with a classical exterior and a modern interior 外表古色古香而内部装饰现代化的房子 *
[attrib 作定语] an interior room 内室 *
an interior-sprung mattress, ie with springs inside 弹簧床垫 *
(fig 比喻) an interior monologue, ie sb's thoughts, eg as recorded in a novel 内心独白（如小说中的）. Cf 参看 exterior. 用法:
2 the interior [sing] inland part of a country or continent 内地; 腹地; 内陆:
the jungles of the interior of Africa 非洲内地的丛林 *
explorers who penetrated deep into the interior 深入腹地的探险者. 用法:
3 the Interior [sing] domestic affairs of a country, as dealt with by its government (in the UK, the responsibility of the Home Office) 内政, （国家的）内务（在英国指内政部的事务）:
the Department/Minister of the Interior 内政部[大臣]. |