interior
/ɪnˈtɪərɪə(r); ɪn`tɪrɪɚ/ n
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
inner part; inside 内部; 里面
the interior of a house 房子的内部
a house with a classical exterior and a modern interior 外表古色古香而内部装饰现代化的房子
[attrib 作定语]
an interior room 内室
an interior-sprung mattress, ie with springs inside 弹簧床垫
(fig 比喻) an interior monologue, ie sb's thoughts, eg as recorded in a novel 内心独白（如小说中的）. Cf 参看 exterior.
2 the interior [sing]
inland part of a country or continent 内地; 腹地; 内陆
the jungles of the interior of Africa 非洲内地的丛林
explorers who penetrated deep into the interior 深入腹地的探险者.
3 the Interior [sing]
domestic affairs of a country, as dealt with by its government (in the UK, the responsibility of the Home Office) 内政, （国家的）内务（在英国指内政部的事务）
the Department/Minister of the Interior 内政部[大臣].