subterraneous

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美[ˌsʌbtə\'reɪnɪrs]

基本释义

adj.
地下的,隐匿的

英英释义

Adjective
  • 1. being or operating under the surface of the earth;

    "subterranean passages"

    "a subsurface flow of water"

  • 2. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);

    "subterranean motives for murder"

    "looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell

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