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单词 underpinning
释义 underpinning
 /un"deuhr pin'ing/,  n.  
  1. a system of supports beneath a wall or the like.
  2. Often, underpinnings. a foundation or basis: to uncover the emotional underpinnings of an illness.
  3. underpinnings, Informal.
   a. underwear, esp. women's underwear.
   b. the legs.
 [1480-90; UNDER + PIN + -ING1]
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