ngoại hoá
Definition
- Noun:
- Imported goods; foreign merchandise: Refers to products or commodities that are manufactured in a foreign country and brought into another country for sale or use. This is the primary and most common meaning.
- The act or result of making something external or foreign: In more abstract or specialized contexts, it can refer to the process of externalization or attributing something to an outside source.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cửa hàng này chuyên bán các mặt hàng ngoại hoá. (This store specializes in selling imported goods.)
- Chính sách mới nhằm hạn chế ngoại hoá. (The new policy aims to restrict foreign merchandise.)
- Đó là một quá trình ngoại hoá trách nhiệm. (That is a process of externalizing responsibility.)
Advanced Usage
- In economic or trade discussions, "ngoại hoá" specifically denotes goods of foreign origin, often contrasted with domestically produced goods ().
- In philosophical or sociological contexts, it can be used to describe the concept of externalization, where internal ideas, labor, or costs are projected onto the external world.
Variants and Related Words
Hàng ngoại (n): Foreign goods; imported products. A more common colloquial term.
- Giới trẻ thích dùng hàng ngoại. (Young people like using foreign goods.)
Ngoại nhập (adj/v): Imported; the act of importing.
- Xe ngoại nhập (An imported car).
Nội hoá (n): Domestic goods; domestically produced merchandise. The direct antonym.
Synonyms
- Imports: Goods brought in from another country.
- Foreign merchandise: Products originating abroad.
- Externalization: The process of making something external.
Related Terms
- Nhập khẩu (v/n): To import; importation. Refers to the action, while "ngoại hoá" often refers to the goods themselves.
- Xuất xứ (n): Origin (of a product). Often used in phrases like (foreign origin).