undertow英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A short-range flow of water returning seaward from the waves breaking on the shore.

— A strong undertow may sweep a returning swimmer off their feet but it does not carry them far from the shore.
A feeling that runs contrary to one's normal one. broadly

动词 v.

To pull or tow under; drag beneath; pull down. transitive

— Off in a gallop the General wheeled vanishing, And sped his steed away into the blue, When Lineoln now alone let go his speech Which had before been undertowed by force, [...]
To pull down by, or as by, an undertow. transitive

— A sense that the air, a sighting of muddy river, or that outcrop of rock so implacably bland in the light of midday, is undertowed by memory.
To flow or behave as an undertow. intransitive

— Everybody knows this and acts accordingly; but when you say it, it sounds bad and bold, and makes you uncomfortable to hear it, because the puritan blood is still undertowing in your veins.

词形变化

undertows present,singular,third-person undertowing participle,present undertowed participle,past undertowed past undertows plural

词汇关系

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 tow
English undertow
From under- + tow.

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 tow
English undertow
From under- + tow.