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.
雙語例句
1. It is a neighborhood beset by all the usual inner-city problems.
這是個為各種內城常見問題所困擾的社區。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Once outside the inner breakwater, we began to unfurl all the sails.
一駛出內防波堤，我們就揚起了所有的船帆。
來自柯林斯例句
3. When he heard these words, Shinran felt his inner doubts melt away.
聽到這番話，欣蘭感到他內心的疑慮頓時消散了。
來自柯林斯例句
4. Loving relationships will give a child an inner sense of security.
親昵關系會給予孩子內心一種安全感。
來自柯林斯例句
5. The PM presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet.