subterranean

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Someone or something that is subterranean.
    — [H]e continues Lean like a Hawke or Heron, notwith ſtanding his devouring Appetite: yet it would ſeem that they convey that ſubſtance elſewhere, for theſe Subterraneans eat but little in their Dwellings; […]
形容词 adj.
  1. Below ground, under the earth, underground. not-comparable
    — Again the bearers took up the coffin, and cold and damp the subterranean air came from the opened vault. The tapers were lowered, and shed a ghastly light on the rows of piled coffins, and the moisture glittering on the walls.
  2. Secret, concealed. broadly,not-comparable
    — The subterranean tool of buying rigged opinion polling and media coverage is outlined in remarkable detail in chat exchanges recovered from the cellphone of one of Mr. Kurz’s closest allies and friends, Thomas Schmid.

词形变化

subterraneans plural

词汇关系

近义词
belowground chthonian chthonic cuniculate subterranean
反义词
aboveground superterranean
下位词
buried
衍生词
semisubterranean subterranean clover subterraneanity subterraneanly subterraneanness
相关词
terranean chthonic deep subaqueous

词源

词源 1
From Latin subterrāneus + -an. Compare subterrane and subterraneous.
词源 2
From Latin subterrāneus + -an. Compare subterrane and subterraneous.
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