The exterior walls of the ancient fortress were reinforced with thick stone blocks to withstand sieges.
古老堡垒的外墙用厚石块加固，以抵御围攻。
An architectural critique describes a new building's exterior in purely descriptive terms for its first section, withholding all evaluative judgment until a clearly marked second section explicitly labeled 'Assessment.'
From a Text Structure and Purpose question · Craft and Structure
Which choice best defines “exterior”?
C — Relating to the outside of something. “exterior” means relating to the outside of something.
Which word means “relating to the outside of something”?
D — exterior. “exterior” means relating to the outside of something.
exterior — relating to the outside of something. In Chinese: 外部的.
exterior is pronounced /ɪkˈstɪriər/.
The exterior walls of the ancient fortress were reinforced with thick stone blocks to withstand sieges. (古老堡垒的外墙用厚石块加固，以抵御围攻。)
outer, external, outside — all close in meaning to exterior (relating to the outside of something).
interior, internal — each the opposite of exterior (relating to the outside of something).
Yes. exterior is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.