undercurrent
英 ['?nd?k?r(?)nt]
美['?nd?'k??nt]
- n. 暗流；潛流
低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?undercurrents;
中文詞源
undercurrent 地下暗流
under-, 在下面，current, 水流。
英文詞源
- undercurrent (n.)
- 1660s, "stream of water or air flowing beneath the surface or beneath another current," a hybrid formed from under + current (n.). The figurative sense of "suppressed or underlying character" is attested from 1817.
雙語例句
- 1. I detect an undercurrent of resentment towards the new proposals.
- 我察覺到對新提案有一股潛在的不滿情緒。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Colin tried to swim after him but the strong undercurrent swept them apart.
- 科林想跟在他后面游，但強大的暗流把他們分開了。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. There was no subtle undercurrent to the question.
- 他的話里并沒有什么隱晦的暗示.
來自英漢文學 - 嘉莉妹妹
- 4. His writing lacks this undercurrent of protest and satire.
- 他的創(chuàng)作缺乏抗議和諷刺的潛在力量.
來自辭典例句
- 5. There was an undercurrent of antipathy between them.
- 他們兩人之間潛伏著一股反感的暗流.
來自辭典例句