underlying
US
UK underlying adj: figurative (below the surface) (不明显的)
SC 含蓄的，潜在的 hán xù de ，qián zài de
TC 潛在的
TC 潛在的
SC 背后的，根本的 bèi hòu de ，gēn běn de(更深一层的)
Abigail suspected it was Trevor's underlying guilt that caused him to set up the charitable fund.
阿比盖尔怀疑是特雷弗潜在的罪恶感促使他设立了这样一个慈善基金。
underlying adj: (below [sth])
SC 在下面的 zài xià miàn de
The gardener lifted away a slab of grass with some of the underlying soil.
园丁移走了一块草皮，草皮还带着一些下面的泥土。
underlying adj: (cause, factor: at the root of [sth]) (原因)
SC 根本的, 深层的
The underlying causes of some cancers are hereditary.
有些癌症是遗传因素造成的。
underlie [sth] vtr: figurative (be the reason for)
SC 构成…的基础 gòu chéng … de jī chǔ
SC 基于 gòu chéng … de jī chǔ，jī yú
A belief in creationism underlies their arguments.
underlie [sth] vtr: (lie beneath)
SC 在…之下 zài … zhī xià
SC 位于…之下 zài … zhī xià，wèi yú … zhī xià
A layer of sedimentary rock underlies the soil.
underlying condition n: often plural (chronic health problem: weakens immunity)
SC 潜在健康状况，基础疾病
underlying meaning n: (implicit significance, subtext)
SC 潜在的意义 qián zài de yì yì
SC 暗含的意义 qián zài de yì yì，àn hán de yì yì
SC 深层含义 qián zài de yì yì，shēn céng hán yì
I had a hard time trying to determine the poem's underlying meaning.
underlying reason n: (primary or real cause)
SC 内在原因 nèi zài yuán yīn
SC 根本原因 nèi zài yuán yīn，gēn běn yuán yīn
SC 真正原因 nèi zài yuán yīn，zhēn zhèng yuán yīn
Although he claimed his motives were altruistic, the underlying reason was financial gain.
underlying theme n: (basic unifying idea)
SC 潜在主题，隐含主题