inner workings
18
6.3
- noun
:
funcionamiento interno
- When you understand the inner workings of a text, you can introduce it well and guide a powerful discussion.
- understand the inner workings
- knowledge of the inner workings
- inner workings of the mind
Each crackling sound was a glimpse into the inner workings of a living brain.
- Each crackling sound was a glimpse into the inner workings of a living brain.
- I want to film the inner workings of my watch, but real slow and real close.
- It's there to indicate the soul, the inner workings of someone's heart, their soul, all the rest is a shell.
- If you are asking a question about the inner workings of your relationship, for example, why do you talk to me that way?
- I mean, you, you get C++ buffs that follow the inner workings of, you know, C++.
- Like a lot of people still don't understand all these inner workings.
- Welcome to the inner workings of how deep, mature and intelligent we are.
- I'm sharing more of my inner workings and behind the scenes and the values that I hold true to myself.
- Yeah, Now that, you know, the inner workings of a fake death, have you ever thought about masterminding your own and to what end?
- You know, can you learn the inner workings of how a film is produced while being in that office that has a few people that aren't your type of people?
Examples
-
They seem to know the inner workings of each bank.
-
Now let us take a closer look at the inner workings of this equipment.
-
I want to film the inner workings of my watch, but real slow and real close.
-
I think it's important for my job to understand the inner workings of the work that we do.
-
There is a profound difference between the inner workings of a group and a team.
Blog text (27) -
Performance videos help students better understand the inner workings of musical ensembles.
Academic text (2003) -
The Inquiry Commission has the power to reveal the inner workings of the financial coup.
Blog text (4) -
The following section explains briefly the inner workings of the first two sensory modalities.
Academic text (2017) -
Opinion leaders and decision-makers on the administrative level should be familiar with the inner workings of a successful telemedicine consultation.
Academic text (2015) -
The documentary provides insight into the inner workings of the government and how decisions are made.
Synonyms
1
3.9
The parts inside a machine or system that make it run
Hidden parts inside a system that make it work
Antonyms
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the internal mechanisms or processes' is directly and transparently built from 'inner' (inside/closer to the centre) + 'workings' (mechanisms or ways something operates). This adjective+noun composition follows a straightforward, cross-linguistic semantic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to derive the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Inner workings comes from the picture of a machine with gears hidden inside, and inner means inside while workings are the moving parts. So, when we talk about the inner workings of a company or the brain, we mean the hidden parts or processes that show 'how something works'.