under-
?、?表示“在…下”
underground地下的(under+ground地)
underwrite在…下面寫(under+write寫)
underline劃線于…下(under+line線,在字底下劃線,引申為強(qiáng)調(diào))
undersea在海底(under+sea海)
undermine破壞,損壞(under+mine挖;挖墻角)
underling下屬(under+ling小人物;下屬)
underclothing內(nèi)衣褲(under+clothing衣服)
underwear內(nèi)衣(under+wear穿衣服)
② 表示“不足,不夠”
underestimate估計(jì)不足(under+estimate估計(jì))
underplay對…輕描淡寫(under+play玩;沒玩夠;說得不夠的)
underpopulated人口稀少的(under+populated有人住的)
underdeveloped不發(fā)達(dá)的(under+developed發(fā)展;發(fā)展不夠)
undersized不夠大的(under+sized大的;不夠大的)
③ 表示“副手”
underagent副代理人(under+agent代理人)
underofficer下級官員(under+officer官員)