early 15c., from Medieval Latin internalis, from Latin internus "within, inward, internal," figuratively "domestic," expanded from pre-Latin *interos, *interus "on the inside, inward," from PIE *en-ter- (cognates: Old Church Slavonic anter, Sanskrit antar "within, between," Old High German unter "between," and the "down" sense of Old English under); suffixed (comparative) form of *en "in" (see in). Meaning "of or pertaining to the domestic affairs of a country (as in internal revenue) is from 1795. Internal combustion first recorded 1884. Related: Internally.
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1. It took internal whistle-blowing and investigative journalism to uncover the rot.
是内部检举和调查性报道揭露了这一腐败事实。
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2. This cuttlefish has a horny internal shell like a pen.
这只乌贼有一个笔状的角质内壳。
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3. The parliament described the decree as interference in the republic's internal affairs.
议会形容此法令为对共和国内政的干涉。
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4. What is missing, however, is an internal, artistic cohesion.
不过，缺乏的是一种内在的艺术凝聚力。
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5. The team has been plagued by indecision and internal divisions.
