underly

动词 v. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Nonstandard spelling of underlie. alt-of,nonstandard
    — I asked him what principles he felt should underly the care provided during such a voyage.
形容词 adj.
  1. Poor; inferior. dialectal
副词 adv.
  1. At a lower level. obsolete,rare
    — The Seed-Branch […] is presently divided into two main Branches, and those two into other less; whereof some underly, others aloft, run along the Coat.
  2. In an inferior or inadequate manner; insufficiently (chiefly in opposition to overly). colloquial
    — In this case, we are not in a position—at least from the perspective of the rules themselves and the values that lie behind them—to say that they are overly or underly inclusive.

词形变化

more underly comparative most underly superlative more underly comparative most underly superlative underlies present,singular,third-person underlying participle,present underlay past underlain participle,past

词源

词源 1
From under + -ly.
词源 2
Back-formation from underlying.
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