subterranean

sub·ter·ra·ne·an

S0855000 (sŭb′tə-rā′nē-ən)adj.1. Situated or operating beneath the earth's surface; underground.2. Hidden; secret: subterranean motives for murder.

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[Latin subterrāneus : sub-, sub- + terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots.]

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sub′ter·ra′ne·an·ly adv.

subterranean

(ˌsʌbtəˈreɪnɪən) adj1. Also: subterraneous or subterrestrial situated, living, or operating below the surface of the earth2. existing or operating in concealment[C17: from Latin subterrāneus, from sub- + terra earth] ˌsubterˈraneanly, ˌsubterˈraneously adv

sub•ter•ra•ne•an

(ˌsʌb təˈreɪ ni ən)

adj. Also, sub`ter•ra′ne•ous. 1. existing, situated, or operating below the earth's surface; underground. 2. existing or operating out of sight or secretly. n. 3. a person or thing that is subterranean. [1595–1605; < Latin subterrāneus= sub- + terra earth] sub`ter•ra′ne•an•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	subterranean - being or operating under the surface of the earth; "subterranean passages"; "a subsurface flow of water"subterraneoussubsurface - beneath the surface; "subsurface materials of the moon"
	2.	subterranean - lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed); "subterranean motives for murder"; "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russellulterior, subterraneouscovert - secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; "covert actions by the CIA"; "covert funding for the rebels"

subterranean

adjectiveLocated or operating beneath the earth's surface:hypogeal, hypogean, hypogeous, subterrestrial, underground.

Translations

地下的

subterranean

(sabtəˈreiniən) adjective lying, situated or constructed underground. subterranean passages. 地下的 地下的