柯林斯詞典underlying /??nd??la???/ 1. ADJ The underlying features of an object, event, or situation are not obvious, and it may be difficult to discover or reveal them. 潛在的[ADJ n] To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes. 要解決問題，你得了解其潛在原因。2. ADJ You describe something as underlying when it is below the surface of something else. 在下面的[ADJ n] ...hills with the hard underlying rock poking through the turf. …從被草覆蓋的地面下突出來的堅(jiān)硬巖石的山巒。3. →see also underlie 返回 underlying劍橋詞典 underlying adjective [before noun] (NOT OBVIOUS) real but not immediately obvious 暗含的；深層的；潛在的 And what might be the underlying significance of these supposedly random acts ? 這些看似偶然的行為，其暗含的意義可能是什么呢？ 例句 On the surface it's a very funny novel but it does have a more serious underlying theme .The underlying message of the film is that love transcends everything else .We need to tackle the underlying causes of poverty and suffering .It is important to look at all the underlying causes of the conflict .An underlying pessimism infuses all her novels . underlying adjective [before noun] (BASED ON) used to describe something on which something else is based 以…為基礎(chǔ)的 The price of the investment fell below the value of the underlying assets . 這一投資項(xiàng)目的價(jià)格已經(jīng)跌至低于標(biāo)的資產(chǎn)價(jià)值。 underlying adjective [before noun] (UNDER) positioned under the surface of something 位于…的表面之下的 The currents are affected by the shape of the underlying rocks . 水流受水下巖石形狀的影響。 返回 underlying