be·neath
preposition/bɪˈniːθ/
/bɪˈniːθ/
(formal)- in or to a lower position than somebody/something; under somebody/something
在（或往）…下面；在（或往）…下方 - They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
他们发现尸体被埋在一堆树叶下面。 - The boat sank beneath the waves.
小船被大浪吞没了。
- They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
- not good enough for somebody
（对某人来说）不够好 - He considers such jobs beneath him.
他觉得这些工作有失他的身份。 - They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status).
他们觉得她的丈夫配不上她。
- He considers such jobs beneath him.
Word OriginOld English binithan, bineothan, from bi (be, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch bij and German bei) + nithan, neothan ‘below’, of Germanic origin; related to nether.