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单词 undertalk
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undertalkv.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: under- prefix1, talk v.
Etymology: < under- prefix1 + talk v. Compare earlier over-talk v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˌunderˈtalk.
(under- prefix1 5(a).)
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > expectation > disappointment > disappoint, frustrate [verb (transitive)] > fail to do justice to
undertalk1736
1736 Ld. Hervey Mem. (1848) I. 109 Those..used to say he undertalked his capacity, that his conception was much superior to his utterance.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

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undertalk
undertalk n.
Brit. /ˈʌndətɔːk/
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U.S. /ˈəndərˌtɔk/
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/ˈəndərˌtɑk/
ΚΠ
1874 S. Lanier Corn in Poems 28 Fragmentary whispers, blown From undertalks of leafy souls unknown.
extracted from under-prefix1
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v.1736
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