underworld

名词 n.
/ˈʌndəˌwɜːld/    /ˈʌndɚˌwɚld/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The world of the dead, located underneath the world of the living; the afterlife.
    — In Hindu scriptures, the four-eyed dogs Śārvara and Śyāma guard the underworld's entrance.
  2. That part of society that is engaged in crime or vice, and particularly those involved in organized crime.
    — A disproportionate amount of local politicians have connections to the underworld.
  3. The portion of a game that is set below ground.
    — In the underworld theme, low notes create a darker feeling that matches the cave setting. This song also creates a sense of continuity across early Mario games, since it's a remix of SMB1's original underworld theme.

词形变化

underworlds plural

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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-
Proto-Indo-European *weyh₁-?
Proto-Indo-European *wiHrós
Proto-Germanic *weraz
Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-
Proto-Indo-European *h₂életi
Proto-Germanic *alaną
Proto-Indo-European *-tis
Proto-Germanic *-þiz
Proto-Germanic *aldiz
Proto-Germanic *weraldiz
Proto-West Germanic *weraldi
Old English weorold
Middle English world
English world
English underworld
From under- + world.
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