underbreath

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An utterance made so as not to be heard by most people in the area.
    — The underbreath of our every prayer should be, “Father, not my will, but thine be done”
形容词 adj.
  1. Vocalized under one's breath.
    — Aleck gave a low, underbreath whistle.
副词 adv.
  1. Under one's breath; inaudibly or in a barely audible manner.
    — Muttering curses underbreath, he jabs the beast sharply with his training stick ; the elephant is hairy and it, like the clown, is ignoble.

词形变化

more underbreath comparative most underbreath superlative more underbreath comparative most underbreath superlative underbreaths plural

词源

词源 1
From under- + breath.
词源 2
From under- + breath.
词源 3
From under- + breath.
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