Underlying Meaning in English

word · lemma: underlie

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释义

'Underlying' describes something that is hidden or not immediately obvious but is the real cause or base for something else.

用法与细微差别

Often used in academic, scientific, or formal contexts to describe root causes or hidden factors (e.g., 'underlying issue', 'underlying reason'). Not used for things that are visible or obvious. Avoid confusing with 'basic' or 'obvious'.

• Spanish: subyacente - fundamental
• Portuguese (BR): subjacente - fundamental
• Portuguese (PT): subjacente - fundamental
• Chinese (Simplified): 潜在的 - 基础的
• Chinese (Traditional): 潛在的 - 基礎的
• Hindi: मौलिक - आधारभूत
• Arabic: أساسي - كامن
• Bengali: অন্তর্নিহিত - গোপন (কারণ/কারক)
• Russian: скрытый - подоплёчный - лежащий в основе
• Japanese: 根本的 - 背後にある - 潜在的
• Vietnamese: tiềm ẩn - nằm dưới
• Korean: 근본적인 - 내재된 - 숨겨진
• Turkish: altta yatan - temel - gizli (neden/etken)
• Urdu: بنیادی - پوشیدہ (سبب/وجہ)
• Indonesian: cơ bản - tiềm ẩn - ẩn dưới

例句

The doctor searched for the underlying cause of the pain.

basic

There are underlying problems we need to fix.

basic

Stress is often the underlying reason for headaches.

basic

She didn't say much, but there was an underlying tension in the room.

natural

The underlying message of the movie was about hope.

natural

Even though he apologized, his underlying attitude didn't change.

natural