extrinsic

/ik-strin-sik, -zik/US // ɪkˈstrɪn sɪk, -zɪk //UK // (ɛkˈstrɪnsɪk) //

外在的,外在因素,外在,外在性

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

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- : not essential or inherent; not a basic part or quality; extraneous: facts that are extrinsic to the matter under discussion.
- : being outside a thing; outward or external; operating or coming from without: extrinsic influences.
- : Anatomy. originating outside the anatomical limits of a part.

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Technology is no longer some huge extrinsic force that only reaches us in times of war, industrial upheaval, or nuclear paranoia.
All seamlessly addressed—not as extrinsic concerns but as inevitable elements of the larger story.
Here in a nutshell, we have an excellent illustration of two approaches of creative motivation—extrinsic and intrinsic.
Extrinsic motivation is about external rewards—money, position, recognition.
Those who rely more or less on claims extrinsic, are sure to be surpassed by those whose power is from within.
Nay the highest ensign that men ever met and embraced under, the Cross itself, had no meaning save an accidental extrinsic one.
By means of the extrinsic muscles the larynx is connected with the bones of the chest, neck, and head.
In New York, the courts adhere to the English rule, and admit no extrinsic evidence, except to explain a latent ambiguity.
Milton has an allusion to an eclipse of the Sun which possesses a two-fold interest—intrinsic and extrinsic.