You can think of it as standing outside a thing and looking at the face it turns toward you: the skin, the shell, the outward-facing side. There is always an implied inside that you are not seeing — exterior only means something because there is an interior it is not.
From the word’s history
From Latin exterior, the comparative of exter/exterus "outward, on the outside" — literally "the more outer one", already built on the idea of a contrast between outer and inner.
直接來自拉丁文 exterior，是 exterus（在外面的）的比較級，字面意思是「比較外面的那個」。比較級這件事本身就說明了核心畫面：exterior 從一開始就不是孤立地說「外面」，而是相對於某個「裡面」而言的外。它的對手字 interior 是 interus（在裡面的）的比較級，兩個字是成對造出來的。同一家族還有 external、extra-，都繞著「外」這個意思。
Wiktionary, "exterior" (from Latin exterior, comparative of exter/exterus "outward")
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原始詞典資料6 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
exterioradj/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/
- 1
Relating to the outside parts or surface of something.
- the exterior part of a sphere
- Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man / Resemble that it was.
- 2
Being from outside a country; foreign.
- the exterior relations of a state or kingdom
- 3
Outdoor.
exteriornoun/ɪkˈstɪəɹɪə/
- 1
The outside part, parts or surface of something.
- The sticker was attached to the exterior of the package
- Before dissecting a shark to see how it manages to function so effectively, let us first examine its exterior.
- 2
Foreign lands.
- She is our new minister of the exterior
- 3
A recording taken outside to be used in film-making, often including establishing shots.
- We'll get the last of the exteriors done tomorrow.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。