understaff

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Staff (employees) who are subordinate to other staff. plural,plural-only
动词 v.
  1. To furnish with too few staff; to staff inadequately. transitive

词形变化

understaffs present,singular,third-person understaffing participle,present understaffed participle,past understaffed past

词源

词源 1
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-
English staff
English understaff
From under- + staff.
词源 2
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-
English staff
English understaff
From under- + staff.
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