extrinsic

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ex·trin·sic BrE [eksˈtrɪnsɪk] NAmE [eksˈtrɪnsɪk] BrE [eksˈtrɪnzɪk] NAmE [eksˈtrɪnzɪk] adjective (formal)
not belonging naturally to sb/sth; coming from or existing outside sb/sth rather than within them
•extrinsic factors
•She was motivated by the idea of extrinsic rewards such as salary rather than intrinsic ones such as pride and self-respect.
compare ↑intrinsic

Word Origin:
[extrinsic] mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘outward’): from late Latin extrinsecus ‘outward’, from Latin extrinsecus ‘outwardly’, based on exter ‘outer’; the ending was altered under the influence of ↑-ic.

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  intrinsic, intrinsical