beneath英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

副词 adv.

Below or underneath.

— Of all the transitions brought about on the Earth’s surface by temperature change, the melting of ice into water is the starkest. It is binary. And for the land beneath, the air above and the life around, it changes everything.

介词 prep.

Below.

— Our country sinks beneath the yoke.
In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.

— Their despicable behaviour is beneath contempt.
Covered up or concealed by something.

词形变化

beneathe alternative neath alternative beneathe alternative neath alternative

词汇关系

衍生词

bag beneath one's eye bag beneath the eye beneath contempt beneathness beneath the hood beneath the surface

词源

词源 1

From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- + neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).

词源 2

From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- + neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).