internally

Thân thiện

The company's new policy is managed internally.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • On or from the inside; within something: Refers to something happening, existing, or originating inside an object, system, or being.
   • Inwardly; in one's mind or feelings: Pertaining to private thoughts, emotions, or mental processes.

Usage Examples

• Adverb (Physical/Systemic Inside):
  • The machine checks its components internally every hour.
  • The company is restructuring internally before announcing changes to the public.
• Adverb (Mental/Emotional Inside):
  • She was celebrating internally, though her face showed no emotion.
  • He questioned the decision internally but did not voice his concerns.

Advanced Usage

• "internally displaced": Referring to people forced to flee their homes but who remain within their country's borders.
  • The conflict created thousands of internally displaced persons.
• "internally consistent": Used to describe a system, argument, or set of ideas where all parts logically agree with each other without contradiction.
  • For a theory to be valid, it must be internally consistent.

Variants and Related Words

• Internal (adjective): Of or situated on the inside.
  • The patient suffered internal injuries.
• Internality (noun): The quality of being internal. (Less common)
• Internalize (verb): To make attitudes or behavior part of one's nature by learning or unconscious assimilation.
  • Children internalize the values of their parents.

Synonyms

• Inwardly: In or on the inside; within.
• Within: Inside (something).

Antonyms

• Externally: On or from the outside.

Related Phrases

• Internally and externally: A phrase emphasizing a comprehensive perspective covering both the inside and outside.
  • The building was renovated internally and externally.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. on or from the inside
   • an internally controlled environment