in‧ner S3 W2 / ɪnə $ -ər / 形容词 [仅用于名词前]

1 on the inside or close to the centre of something 反义词 outer :

an inner room

inner London

the inner ear

2 inner thoughts or feelings are ones that you feel strongly but do not always show to other people :

Yoga gives me a sense of inner calm.

She’ll need great inner strength to get over the tragedy.

She never shared her inner thoughts with anyone.

3 relating to things which happen or exist but are not easy to see :

the inner workings of the film industry

the fascinating inner life of a political party

4 inner circle the few people in an organization, political party etc who control it or share power with its leader :

members of the president’s inner circle

5 sb’s inner voice thoughts or feelings inside your head which seem to warn or advise you :

My inner voice told me to be cautious.