outside world

language: zh

definitions

  1. The world beyond a specific, limited, or isolated environment, such as a home, a prison, a hospital, or a private community.
    zh: 外部世界
  2. The external reality or the physical universe, as opposed to one's internal thoughts, subjective experience, or mental state.
    zh: 外部现实

examples

  1. After years in prison, he struggled to adapt to the outside world.

    在监狱里待了多年后，他很难适应外部世界。

  2. Philosophers often debate the relationship between the mind and the outside world.

    哲学家经常争论心灵与外部世界之间的关系。