[ADJ 形容词]潜在的;隐藏的;深层的;根本的 The underlying features of an object, event, or situation are not obvious, and it may be difficult to discover or reveal them.
[ADJ n]
To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes...
要想杜绝问题的发生,必须弄清它的深层原因。
I think that the underlying problem is education, unemployment and bad housing.
我认为深层的问题在于教育、失业和糟糕的住房条件。
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[ADJ 形容词]See also:
underlie
;表面下的;下层的 You describe something as underlying when it is below the surface of something else.
[ADJ n]
...hills with the hard underlying rock poking through the turf...
坚硬的下层岩石穿过草皮凸出来的山丘
Cars were covered with clear-coat finish at the factory to protect the underlying paint from fading.
工厂给汽车上了透明罩漆,以防底漆褪色。
Oxford
under·lyingAWL/ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ; NAmEˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ/adjective[only before noun ]1important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly 根本的;潜在的;隐含的◆The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.隐含的假定是可用的资金有限。◆Unemployment may be an underlying cause of the rising crime rate.失业可能是犯罪率攀升的潜在原因。2existing under the surface of sth else 表面下的;下层的◆the underlying rock formation地表下的岩石结构☞see also
underlying cause/principle/problem etc the cause, idea etc that is the most important, although it is not easily noticed: the underlying causes of her depression There is an underlying assumption that younger workers are easier to train.COLLOCATIONSnounsthe underlying cause/reason· Stress is the underlying cause of many illnesses.an underlying assumption· There is an underlying assumption that new technology is always a good thing.an underlying principle· Their actions, he argued, went against the underlying principles of Christian morality.an underlying problem· Little is being done to correct the system's underlying problems.an underlying theme· Death and rebirth are underlying themes in all of his novels.an underlying message· The underlying message of his speech was that the economic good times are over.
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