underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/underlyingadjective[before noun](NOT OBVIOUS)
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realbut notimmediatelyobvious:
暗含的；深层的；潜在的And what might be the underlyingsignificanceof thesesupposedlyrandomacts?这些看似偶然的行为，其暗含的意义可能是什么呢？
- On thesurfaceit's a veryfunnynovelbut it does have a moreseriousunderlyingtheme.
- The underlyingmessageof thefilmis thatlovetranscendseverythingelse.
- We need totacklethe underlyingcausesofpovertyandsuffering.
- It isimportanttolookat all the underlyingcausesof theconflict.
- An underlyingpessimisminfusesall hernovels.
Digressing and being indirect or evasive
- bury the ledeidiom
- candy coat
- candy coating
- candy-coated
- circumlocutory
- equivocate
- euphemism
- hedging
- implicit
- implicitly
- indirectly
- lede
- mincing
- move offsomething/on (tosomething)
- obfuscate
- obscure
- parry
- sanitize
- stray
- veil
underlyingadjective[before noun](BASED ON)
used todescribesomething on which somethingelseisbased:
以…为基础的Thepriceof theinvestmentfellbelow thevalueof the underlyingassets.这一投资项目的价格已经跌至低于标的资产价值。
basic knowledge, understanding, etc.
- basicI just need some basic information.
- elementaryI started an elementary-level art history course.
- fundamentalOne of the most fundamental principles of the rule of law is that one person cannot be punished for the actions of another.
- rudimentaryThey have only the most rudimentary grasp of the language.
- essentialWe have been able to determine the essential nature of a healthy diet.
- underlyingThe underlying idea is that having freedom is valuable.
Essential or necessary
- basically
- basis
- be a question ofdoing somethingidiom
- box ticking
- business-critical
- dependence
- elemental
- if need beidiom
- if/when push comes to shoveidiom
- incumbent
- indispensable
- inhere insomething
- necessitate
- necessity
- need
- needed
- needful
- owe
- symbiotic
- symbiotically
underlyingadjective[before noun](UNDER)
positionedunder thesurfaceof something:
位于…的表面之下的Thecurrentsareaffectedby theshapeof the underlyingrocks.水流受水下岩石形状的影响。
Under & below
- below
- beneath
- low
- lower
- neath
- nether
- sub
- ultra-low
- under
- underfoot
- underneath