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单词 subterrene
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Definition of subterrene in English:

subterrene

adjective ˌsʌbtəˈrin
  • Underground; = "subterranean".

noun ˌsʌbtəˈrin
  • 1A dwelling, region, etc., below the surface of the earth. Also (with the): the underworld.

  • 2Originally Science Fiction. A subterranean tunnelling machine; especially one which melts the rock in front of it and causes the molten rock to form a glassy lining to the tunnel as it develops.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Healey (c1585–c1616), translator. From classical Latin subterrēnus situated below the level of the earth, beneath the horizon (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) from sub- + terrēnus.

Definition of subterrene in US English:

subterrene

adjectiveˌsʌbtəˈrin
  • Underground; = "subterranean".

nounˌsʌbtəˈrin
  • 1A dwelling, region, etc., below the surface of the earth. Also (with the): the underworld.

  • 2Originally Science Fiction. A subterranean tunnelling machine; especially one which melts the rock in front of it and causes the molten rock to form a glassy lining to the tunnel as it develops.

Origin

Early 17th century; earliest use found in John Healey (c1585–c1616), translator. From classical Latin subterrēnus situated below the level of the earth, beneath the horizon (2nd cent. a.d. in Apuleius) from sub- + terrēnus.

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