interior

interior — 名詞

1. the inner space or area of an object, building, room, or vehicle — the parts tha

1.名詞不及物B1
釋義

內部；裡面

物體或建築的內側空間

the inner space or area of an object, building, room, or vehicle — the parts that are enclosed by its outer surface or walls.

例句

The interior of the old church was decorated with beautiful paintings and gold leaf.

那座老教堂的內部裝飾著精美的畫作和金箔。

the interior of [building] for inner space

Karim carefully cleaned the car's interior before selling it to his neighbour.

Karim 在把車子賣給鄰居之前，仔細清潔了車內。

possessive: car's interior / [something]'s interior

同義詞
  • inside

    more common in everyday speech; less formal than interior

  • inner part

    emphasises the position relative to the outer surface

  • heart

    figurative use; suggests the most central or important inner area

反義詞
  • exterior

    the outside surface or outer part of something

  • outside

    more common in everyday speech for the outer area

文法句型

the interior of [something]

用法筆記

Often contrasted with exterior (the outside). In design and architecture, interior commonly refers to the inside of a building or room.

常見錯誤

❌The interior of the box was empty.
✅The inside of the box was empty.
💡For very small, everyday containers, inside sounds more natural than interior, which is more formal.

2. the inland part of a large land area that lies far from its surrounding coasts o

2.名詞不及物B2
釋義

內陸；內地

遠離海岸的陸地中心區域

the inland part of a large land area that lies far from its surrounding coasts or boundaries.

例句

The Amazon's interior is home to tribes with little contact with the outside world.

亞馬遜內陸住著一些與外界接觸極少的部落。

the interior of [geographic region] for inland area

Tanvi and her family drove deep into the interior of Australia during their summer holiday.

Tanvi 全家在暑假時開車深入澳洲內陸。

deep into the interior for emphasising remoteness

同義詞
  • inland

    very similar; inland is more common as an adjective or adverb

  • heartland

    emphasises cultural or economic importance of the central region

  • hinterland

    slightly more formal; can mean the rural area behind a coast or river

反義詞
  • coast

    the land along the edge of the sea

  • border

    the official line separating two countries

文法句型

the interior of [place]

deep into the interior

in the interior

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 (INSIDE PART): this sense describes a geographic region, not the inside of an object or building. It is most common when discussing large landmasses.

常見錯誤

❌They explored the interior of the cave.' (when meaning a cave's inside space)
✅They explored the interior of Australia.
💡For caves, use inside or cave system; interior in geography refers to large land regions far from the coast.

3. the government ministry responsible for a country's own domestic matters, such a

3.名詞不及物C1
釋義

內政（部）

處理國內事務的政府部門

the government ministry responsible for a country's own domestic matters, such as policing, elections, and public safety.

例句

France's Ministry of the Interior oversees the national police and local government services.

法國內政部負責監督國家警察和地方政府服務。

Ministry of the Interior — government department name

Caleb applied for a policy role at the Department of the Interior after law school.

Caleb 在法學院畢業後，申請了內政部的一個政策職位。

同義詞
反義詞
  • foreign affairs

    matters involving other countries, handled by a different ministry

  • external affairs

    another term for foreign policy and international relations

文法句型

the Interior

Ministry of the Interior

Department of the Interior

用法筆記

Used mainly in countries whose government structure includes a specific ministry with this name (e.g. France, Italy, the United States). In the US, the Department of the Interior manages natural resources and public lands, not policing.

常見錯誤

❌The Interior deals with foreign trade.
✅The Ministry of the Interior deals with domestic law enforcement and internal security.
💡The Interior handles internal affairs, not international trade or foreign policy.

interior — 形容詞