underlying

英 [ˌʌndəˈlaɪɪŋ]

美 [ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ]

adj.  根本的; 潜在的; 隐含的; 表面下的; 下层的
v.  构成…的基础; 作为…的原因
underlie的现在分词

现在分词：underlying　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRE经济

Collins.2 / BNC.3334 / COCA.4265

牛津词典

adj.

• 根本的；潜在的；隐含的
  important in a situation but not always easily noticed or stated clearly
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• 表面下的；下层的
  existing under the surface of sth else
  1. the underlying rock formation
     地表下的岩石结构

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 潜在的；隐藏的；深层的；根本的
  Theunderlyingfeatures of an object, event, or situation are not obvious, and it may be difficult to discover or reveal them.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:...hills with the hard underlying rock poking through the turf...Cars were covered with clear-coat finish at the factory to protect the underlying paint from fading.underlie

英英释义

adj

• in the nature of something though not readily apparent
  1. shortcomings inherent in our approach
  2. an underlying meaning
  Synonym:implicit in(p)inherent
• being or involving basic facts or principles
  1. the fundamental laws of the universe
  2. a fundamental incomatibility between them
  3. these rudimentary truths
  4. underlying principles
  Synonym:fundamentalrudimentary
• located beneath or below

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