c. 1400, from Old English inra, comparative of inne (adv.) "inside" (see in). Similar formation in Old High German innaro, German inner. An unusual evolution for a comparative, it has not been used with than since Middle English. Inner tube in the pneumatic tire sense is from 1894. Inner city, in reference to poverty and crime, is attested from 1968.
双语例句
1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
这是个为各种内城常见问题所困扰的社区。
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2. Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the sails.
一驶出内防波堤，我们就扬起了所有的船帆。
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3. When he heard these words, Shinran felt his inner doubts melt away.
听到这番话，欣兰感到他内心的疑虑顿时消散了。
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4. Loving relationships will give a child an inner sense of security.
亲昵关系会给予孩子内心一种安全感。
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5. The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet.
