外界
Meanings
1
noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
outside world; external world; physical world
Refers to the world outside a particular enclosed space, system, or one's inner self. Often contrasted with 内界 (inner world) or used in philosophical, scientific, and everyday contexts.
See also: 内界
Cut off contact with the outside world.
Sensitive to external stimuli.
Usage patterns
- 外界と接するto be in contact with the outside world
Babies come into contact with the outside world through their five senses.
- 外界から遮断されるto be cut off from the outside world
The facility is completely cut off from the outside world.
- 外界の刺激external stimuli
The brain processes external stimuli as information.
- 外界に適応するto adapt to the outside world
Organisms have survived by adapting to the outside world.