a group of islands to the west of Scotland that together with the Inner Hebrides form the Hebrides group. The Outer Hebrides are a longer distance from the mainland (= main part) of Scotland.

The populated Outer Hebrides, or Western Isles, comprise the Isles of Lewis and Harris, North and South Uist, Benbecula, Scalpay and Barra. 有人居住的外赫布里底群岛，或称西部群岛，包括刘易斯岛和哈里斯岛、南北尤伊斯特岛、本比库拉岛、斯卡尔佩岛和巴拉岛。

The Outer Hebrides remain the heartland of Gaelic culture, with the language spoken by the vast majority of islanders. 外赫布里底群岛仍然是盖尔文化的中心地带，绝大多数岛民都讲盖尔语。