单词 | underpinning |
释义 | un·der·pin·ning (ŭndər-pĭn′ĭng) n. 1. Material or masonry used to support a structure, such as a wall. 2. often underpinnings A support or foundation: "It was the towns, not the cities, that provided the underpinnings for the great American experiment" (Frank Conroy). 3. underpinnings Informal The human legs. |
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