external cause; extrinsic factor
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external cause; extrinsic factor contributing to change
technicalIn Marxist dialectics, external causes are conditions for change, but they must act through internal causes (内因) to take effect. Contrasts with 内因 (internal cause).
Wài外
yīn因
shì是
shì事
wù物
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
tiáo条
jiàn件
。
External causes are the conditions for the development of things.
Wài外
yīn因
bì必
xū须
tōng通
guò过
nèi内
yīn因
ér而
qǐ起
zuò作
yòng用
。
External causes must act through internal causes in order to take effect.
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Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
hū忽
shì视
wài外
yīn因
de的
zuò作
yòng用
。
We cannot ignore the role of external causes.
Chéng成
gōng功
xū需
yào要
nèi内
yīn因
hé和
wài外
yīn因
de的
jié结
hé合
。
Success requires the combination of internal and external causes.