externality

🇺🇸 /ˌekstɜːrˈnæləti/ 🇬🇧 /ˌekstɜːˈnæləti/
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noun
R

An effect or result that is not included in the cost of a product or service.

The pollution caused by a factory is an example of a negative externality, as it affects the environment and people's health without being reflected in the price of the factory's products.

工廠造成的污染是負外部性的一個例子,因為它影響了環境和人們的健康,卻沒有反映在工廠產品的價格中。

R

Something that exists outside of a person or thing.

The artist's externality to the natural world was evident in his work, as he seemed to be disconnected from the environment around him.

藝術家與自然世界的疏離在他的作品中显而易见,因為他似乎與周圍的環境脫節了。

translation

n. 外部性, 外部存在

詞形變化

Plural externalities