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单词 understroke
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understroken.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1, stroke n.1
Etymology: < under- prefix1 + stroke n.1Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈunderstroke.
(under- prefix1 2b(b).)
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the world > movement > impact > striking > [noun] > stroke in or from specific direction
racec1400
by-blow1594
backblow1642
outstroke1688
up-stroke1828
understroke1837
in-stroke1887
1837 C. A. Wheelwright tr. Aristophanes Birds iii. i By their feet the geese with understrokes [Gk. οἱ χῆνες ὑποτύπτοντες] As 'twere with shovels, threw it in the hods.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

understrokev.

Etymology: under- prefix1 2a(b). Compare German unterstreichen, Danish understrege.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: underˈstroke.
transitive. To underline, underscore.
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society > communication > writing > written character > punctuation > punctuate [verb (transitive)] > underline, overline, etc.
underline1721
understroke1732
underscore1770
underdraw1799
overline1845
1732 J. Swift Let. to Duchess of Queensberry 20 Mar. You have understroaked that offensive word, to shew that it should be printed in italic.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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