前綴 under-
under-
前綴under-來源於盎格魯-撒尅遜語,與前綴over意思相反,意爲(wèi)“below,beneath”,此外,前綴under在動詞前意爲(wèi)“from beneath”;在形容詞前意爲(wèi)“insufficiently,not completely”;在名詞前,意爲(wèi)“inferior,subordinate”
。
under-
① 表示“在…下”
undercurrent n.current of water flowing beneath the surface;tendency of thought or feeling lying below what is apparent 潛流,潛在的情緒;在這個單詞undercurrent中cur是詞根意思是run.在下麪跑的東西==》潛流,潛
在的情結(jié)。
underdeveloped a.not yet full developed,未開發(fā)的。例句:Africa remains the only underdeveloped continent on earth.
非洲是地球上現(xiàn)存唯一一個未被開發(fā)的大陸。
understatement n. statement that express the idea,etc. too weakly 淡化;低調(diào)說法
To say Frank is conservative is an understatement.說弗蘭尅保守是一種低調(diào)的說法。
underground地下的(under+ground地)
underwrite在…下麪寫(under+write寫)
underline劃線於…下(under+line線,在字底下劃線,引申爲(wèi)強(qiáng)調(diào))
undersea在海底(under+sea海)
undermine破壞,損壞(under+mine挖→挖牆角)
underling下屬(under+ling小人物→下屬)
underclothing內(nèi)衣褲(under+clothing衣服)
underwear內(nèi)衣(under+wear穿衣服)
② 表示“不足,不夠”
underestimate估計不足(under+estimate估計)
underplay對…輕描淡寫(under+play玩→沒玩夠→說得不夠的)
underpopulated人口稀少的(under+populated有人住的)
underdeveloped不發(fā)達(dá)的(under+developed發(fā)展→發(fā)展不夠)
undersized不夠大的(under+sized大的→不夠大的)
③ 表示“副手”
underagent副代理人(under+agent代理人)
underofficer下級官員(under+officer官員)