underplay

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of underplaying.
动词 v.
  1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to underact a part. transitive
  2. To make something seem less important than it really is. transitive
    — As a working-class person I want to tell Tucker and any other gay and lesbian activists who call themselves socialists and so should certainly know better, that when they underplay survival issues and don't acknowledge the faultline under their feet that is class in this society, it hurts me right in the gut.
  3. To play a low card when holding a high one, in the hope of a future advantage. transitive

词形变化

underplays present,singular,third-person underplaying participle,present underplayed participle,past underplayed past

词源

词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English play
English underplay
From under- + play.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
English play
English underplay
From under- + play.
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