out·ward·ness /-nəs/
客觀的存在;客觀性
Out·ward, a.
1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day. --Cor. iv. 16.
2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public. “Sins outward.”
An outward honor for an inward toil. --Shak.
3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war. [Obs.]
4. Tending to the exterior or outside.
The fire will force its outward way. --Dryden.
-- Out*ward*ly, adv. -- Out*ward*ness, n.
Outward stroke. Steam Engine See under Stroke.
outwardness
n 1: concern with outward things or material objects (especially
the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and
spirit; "hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness"
[ant: inwardness]
2: the quality or state of being outside or directed toward or
relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of
the world" [syn: externality] [ant: inwardness]
3: concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially
material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty
showmanship and all-round outwardness" [ant: inwardness]