单词 | underlie |
释义 | underlie v.tr. (-lying; past -lay; past part. -lain)   1. (also absol.) lie or be situated under (a stratum etc.).   2. (also absol.) (esp. as underlying adj.) (of a principle, reason, etc.) be the basis of (a doctrine, law, conduct, etc.).   3. exist beneath the superficial aspect of. Etymology: OE underlicgan (as UNDER-, LIE(1)) |
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