not belonging naturally to somebody/something; coming from or existing outside somebody/something rather than within them 非固有的;非本质的;外在的;外来的 extrinsic factors 外在因素 She was motivated by the idea of extrinsic rewards such as salary rather than intrinsic ones such as pride and self-respect. 她受到外在奖励(如薪水)而不是内在奖励(如骄傲和自尊)的激励。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryExtrinsic is used with these nouns:- factor
Word Originmid 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.