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underlying adj.潜在的；隐含的；在下面的；基本的；<经>优先的动词underlie的现在分词 (1) 这个单词有它潜在的含义。(2) 隐含的假定是可用的资金有限。(3) 我们往下挖直到碰到了下面的石块。(4) 基础的概念是一种吸引人的概念。 Consider the adjective underlying as referring to a "subtext," which is something hidden. An example is sarcasm, when a person says one thing but means the opposite. In theater, an actor develops subtext for his or her character to establish an underlying reason for what that character says and does. Life is full of underlying reasons we do things. Worry over a grandparent's illness might be the underlying reason a child fails a test. (Then again, maybe she just didn't study.)

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英 [ˌʌndə'laɪɪŋ] 美 [ˌʌndər'laɪɪŋ] (1) This word has its underlying meaning.(2) The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.(3) We dug down to the underlying rock.(4) The underlying idea is an appealing one. The obvious meaning of underlying refers to something beneath something else. But the word carries a more subtle meaning, that of something hidden but important, something that shapes the meaning or effect of something else, without being explicit itself. 1[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。2[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。

英语单词	underlying
英美音标	英 [ˌʌndə'laɪɪŋ] 美 [ˌʌndər'laɪɪŋ]
中文释义	adj.潜在的；隐含的；在下面的；基本的；<经>优先的动词underlie的现在分词
英语例句	(1) This word has its underlying meaning. (2) The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited. (3) We dug down to the underlying rock. (4) The underlying idea is an appealing one.
中文例句	(1) 这个单词有它潜在的含义。 (2) 隐含的假定是可用的资金有限。 (3) 我们往下挖直到碰到了下面的石块。 (4) 基础的概念是一种吸引人的概念。
vocabulary简明	The obvious meaning of underlying refers to something beneath something else. But the word carries a more subtle meaning, that of something hidden but important, something that shapes the meaning or effect of something else, without being explicit itself.
vocabulary扩展	Consider the adjective underlying as referring to a "subtext," which is something hidden. An example is sarcasm, when a person says one thing but means the opposite. In theater, an actor develops subtext for his or her character to establish an underlying reason for what that character says and does. Life is full of underlying reasons we do things. Worry over a grandparent's illness might be the underlying reason a child fails a test. (Then again, maybe she just didn't study.)
柯林斯解释	1 [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。 2 [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。

Underlying Word Meaning Character Reason Adj 形容词 [Adj