subterreanadj.

Brit.

/sʌbtəˈrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌsəbtəˈriən/

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Or perhaps a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: subterranean adj.; sub- prefix, Latin terreus , -an suffix.

Etymology: Perhaps shortened < subterranean adj., or perhaps < sub- prefix + classical Latin terreus made of earth, sprung from earth, consisting of earth (see terrean adj.) + -an suffix. Compare later terrean adj.

Underground; = subterranean adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean

subterraneal1592

under-earth1592

under-earthly1605

subterranean1607

subterraneous1607

subterrene1610

underground1610

subterrestrial1613

subterrane1614

subterrany1626

sotteran1648

subterrenean1653

subterrean1659

mediterraneous1668

hypogeal1686

submundane1805

subsurface1840

hypogeous1847

hypogean1852

below ground1859

catachthonic1884

catachthonian1888

1659 J. H. tr. Paracelsus his Aurora & Treasure of Philosophers xvi. 47 This Union being compleated, from thence doth result a pure Mercury, the which..flows through the subterrean passages [L. meatus subterraneos] and Veins thereof.

1674 T. Guidott Let. conc. Observ. Bathe 12 I believe I shall find my self obliged not so much to depend on a subterrean Fire, as to expect greater satisfaction from another Hypothesis.

1842 C. H. Cottrell Recoll. Siberia viii. 278 It is possible that a communication may exist between the two by subterrean channels.

1870 C. E. Röbert Nashville & her Trade 186 The distinguishing feature of this, as of all other large Lager Beer Breweries, is the immense size of the subterrean vaults.

1914 Amer. Antiquarian 36 26 On the most significant day, the king passed down a stairway into a subterrean court shaped like a cross.

1991 D. G. White Myths of Dog-man viii. 178 Yet, in fact, the watchdog is kept either beneath the door of a raised house or attached to the central pillar of subterrean dwellings.

2001 S. B. Peck Smaller Orders Insects Galápagos Islands, Ecuador iv. 79 This beetle..has become an eyeless, wingless predator of subterrean invertebrates in the eternal dark of caves.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	subterrean
释义	subterreanadj. Brit. /sʌbtəˈrɪən/, U.S. /ˌsəbtəˈriən/ Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Or perhaps a borrowing from Latin, combined with English elements. Etymons: subterranean adj.; sub- prefix, Latin terreus , -an suffix. Etymology: Perhaps shortened < subterranean adj., or perhaps < sub- prefix + classical Latin terreus made of earth, sprung from earth, consisting of earth (see terrean adj.) + -an suffix. Compare later terrean adj. Underground; = subterranean adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > structure of the earth > [adjective] > subterranean subterraneal1592 under-earth1592 under-earthly1605 subterranean1607 subterraneous1607 subterrene1610 underground1610 subterrestrial1613 subterrane1614 subterrany1626 sotteran1648 subterrenean1653 subterrean1659 mediterraneous1668 hypogeal1686 submundane1805 subsurface1840 hypogeous1847 hypogean1852 below ground1859 catachthonic1884 catachthonian1888 1659 J. H. tr. Paracelsus his Aurora & Treasure of Philosophers xvi. 47 This Union being compleated, from thence doth result a pure Mercury, the which..flows through the subterrean passages [L. meatus subterraneos] and Veins thereof. 1674 T. Guidott Let. conc. Observ. Bathe 12 I believe I shall find my self obliged not so much to depend on a subterrean Fire, as to expect greater satisfaction from another Hypothesis. 1842 C. H. Cottrell Recoll. Siberia viii. 278 It is possible that a communication may exist between the two by subterrean channels. 1870 C. E. Röbert Nashville & her Trade 186 The distinguishing feature of this, as of all other large Lager Beer Breweries, is the immense size of the subterrean vaults. 1914 Amer. Antiquarian 36 26 On the most significant day, the king passed down a stairway into a subterrean court shaped like a cross. 1991 D. G. White Myths of Dog-man viii. 178 Yet, in fact, the watchdog is kept either beneath the door of a raised house or attached to the central pillar of subterrean dwellings. 2001 S. B. Peck Smaller Orders Insects Galápagos Islands, Ecuador iv. 79 This beetle..has become an eyeless, wingless predator of subterrean invertebrates in the eternal dark of caves. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1659
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