inner

adjective
🔊/ˈɪnə(r)/
🔊/ˈɪnər/
[only before noun]
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  1. inside; towards or close to the centre of a place里面的;向内的;内部的;接近中心的
    • an inner courtyard内院
    • inner London伦敦市中心区
    opposite outer
  2. (of feelings and thoughts) private and secret; not expressed or shown to other people内心的;未表达出来的;隐藏的
    • She doesn't reveal much of her inner self.她不大流露她的内心自我。🔊🔊
    • the inner workings of the mind心灵的内在运作
    • An inner voice told him that what he was doing was wrong.心底有一个声音告诉他这样做是不对的。
    • He has to fight an inner turmoil even to step onto a plane.他必须与内部动荡作斗争,甚至要登上飞机。
    • a character who makes us wish to know more about his inner life一个使我们希望更多地了解他内心生活的角色
    • It's time to get in touch with your inner geek (= the part of you that likes geeky things, even though you pretend not to).该是与你不为众人所知的内心真我好好沟通的时候了
  3. Word OriginOld English innerra, innra, comparative of in.