| 释义 |
underˈsetting, vbl. n.
[f. as prec.]
1. A support or prop; a supporting or sustaining structure. Also fig.
1388Wyclif Ezek. xli. 26 In the litle vndursettyngis of the porche. c1440Promp. Parv. 448/1 Schore, undur settynge of a thynge þat wolde falle, suppositorium. 1587Golding De Mornay ix. 149 Their opinion was, that God was afore the World, howbeit not in time, but in order and by way of vndersetting only. 1624Wotton Archit. 32 They haue all their Vnder-settings, or Pedistals, in height a third part of the whole Columne. 1841Penny Cycl. XIX. 253/1 The rock was supported by an under-setting of masonry.
2. The action of placing under, or of supporting by something placed under; underpinning.
c1440Promp. Parv. 511/2 Vndersettynge, idem quod vnderputtynge. 1598Florio, Soggiontione, an vndersetting or ioining vnderneath. 1842Francis Dict. Arts, Under⁓setting, the supporting a wall or edifice..after the lower part has been removed. |