externality

名词 n.
/ɛkstəˈnælɪti/    /ɛkstɚˈnælɪti/|/ekstəˈnælɪti/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The state of being external or externalized. uncountable
    — But according to the theory of the externality of relations, terms acquire from their new relations an added character, which does not either condition, or necessarily alter, the character which they already possess.
  2. A thing that is external relative to something else. countable
  3. An impact, positive or negative, on any party not involved in a given economic transaction or act. countable
    — Waste is a negative externality arising from consumption.

词形变化

externalities plural

词源

From external + -ity. In the economic sense coined by British economist Alfred Marshall in 1890.
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