单词 | subterfluent |
释义 | > as lemmassubterfluent subterfluent adj. Brit. /sʌbˈtəːflʊənt/ , U.S. /ˌsəbˈtərflʊənt/ [ < classical Latin subterfluent-, subterfluēns, present participle of subterfluere to flow below or under < subter- subter- prefix + fluere to flow (see fluent adj.); compare earlier subterfluous adj.] rare flowing or running underneath.ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Subterfluent, running under. 1823 Gentlemen's Mag. May 399/1 The level is no doubt preserved by a proportionate discharge..which must necessarily become a subterfluent current. 2004 Hist. Jrnl. 47 766 The..indiscriminate manner in which the anti-communist programmes were implemented,..created a strong subterfluent current of peasant resentment against the regime. < as lemmas |
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