| 单词 | underlie |
| 释义 | underlie (once / 745 pages) v While it’s true that when something underlies something else, it is beneath it, this does not necessarily mean subservience — it can also indicate a strong foundation or bedrock that underlies, or supports, an idea or decision. The Old English word underlicgan meant to serve or submit to another, and that meaning does carry through to the modern word underlie — to a point. Although still referring to something under something else, around 1850 the meaning of the verb shifted to include something that makes a foundation for something else. For example, one factor that underlies a patient's unusual symptoms might be his recent trip to a foreign country, where he could have picked up a local infection. WORD FAMILYunderlie: underlain, underlies, underlying+/liar: liars/lie: lain, liar, lied, lies, lying, overlie, underlie/lied: lieder, lieds/lying: lyings/overlie: overlain, overlies, overlying USAGE EXAMPLESThe underlying absurdity of those shows was redoubled through his lens, occasionally in the form of magical realism. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) But it would appear that a lack of demand is the underlying narrative from toy firms in the UK. BBC(Jan 01, 2017) Yet he also sustains an underlying sense of tension, revealing a deeper musical structure that evokes an ever-intensifying spiritual struggle. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) 1v lie underneath Hyper lie be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position 2v be or form the base for Hyper be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) |
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