underdog
名词 n.
英 /ˈʌndəˌdɒɡ/
美 /ˈʌndɚˌdɔɡ/|/ˈʌndɚˌdɑɡ/
英文释义
名词 n.
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A competitor thought unlikely to win.
— They were the underdogs in the basketball competition.
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Somebody at a disadvantage.
— Laszlo: Isn't it strange that you always happened to be fighting on the side of the underdog? Rick: Yes. I found that a very expensive hobby, too. But then I never was much of a businessman.
- A high swing wherein the person pushing the swing runs beneath the swing while the person being pushed is at the forward limit of the arc.
词形变化
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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-
Old English [Term?]?
Proto-Germanic *-gô
Proto-West Germanic *-gō
Old English -ga
Old English dogga
Middle English dogge
English dog
English underdog
From under- + dog.
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-
Old English [Term?]?
Proto-Germanic *-gô
Proto-West Germanic *-gō
Old English -ga
Old English dogga
Middle English dogge
English dog
English underdog
From under- + dog.
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