undersay

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To say by way of derogation or contradiction. obsolete
    — They say, they con to heaven the highway; But by my soul I dare undersay, They never set foot on that same troad, But balke their right way, and strayen abroad.
  2. To understate.
    — My words undersay it, of course; I mean something rarer than critical, something better than ethical, and perhaps I had better retreat upon such a word as spiritual.

词形变化

undersays present,singular,third-person undersaying participle,present undersaid participle,past undersaid past

词源

From under- + say.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary