underdrift

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An underlying meaning that is not made explicit.
    — Now, Lydia, looking two ways, seemed to see double, but even she did not discover the subtle underdrift which gave this poem a distinct meaning for two persons.
  2. Synonym of undertow.
    — This alone, except the underdrift from breakers, brings new materials to form an original deposit in the sea.
形容词 adj.
  1. Having the gearing that turns the millstone beneath the floor. not-comparable
    — The overdrift method in smock mills may be seen at Punnetts Town, and the underdrift at Shipley.

词形变化

underdrifts plural

词汇关系

相关词
overdrift

词源

词源 1
From under- + drift.
词源 2
From under- + drift.
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