underlying

• adj. 潜在的；根本的；在下面的；优先的
• v. 放在…的下面；为…的基础；优先于（underlie的ing形式）

英文词源

underlying (adj.)

1610s, present participle adjective from underlie.

双语例句

1. I think that the underlying problem is education, unemployment and bad housing.

我认为深层的问题在于教育、失业和糟糕的住房条件。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Beneath the festive mood there is an underlying apprehension.

在喜庆的背后存在着隐忧。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Were they written tongue-in-cheek, or with an underlying conviction?

它们只是随便写出来的呢，还是有什么深层的信念？

来自柯林斯例句

4. The underlying assumption is that the amount of money available is limited.

隐含的假定是，可用的资金有限。

来自《权威词典》

5. The joke did not obscure the underlying seriousness of his point.

玩笑并没有掩盖他的观点隐含的严肃性.

来自《简明英汉词典》