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单词 underlying
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underlying

He understood the real purpose underlying the experiment.

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underlying

British English: underlying ADJECTIVE
The underlying features of an object, event, or situation are not obvious, and it may be difficult to discover or reveal them.
To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes.
  • American English: underlying
  • Brazilian Portuguese: subjacente
  • Chinese: 潜在的
  • European Spanish: subyacente
  • French: sous-jacent
  • German: zugrunde liegend
  • Italian: nascosto
  • Japanese: 根本的な
  • Korean: 잠재적인
  • European Portuguese: subjacente
  • Latin American Spanish: subyacente

All related terms of 'underlying'

(adjective) 
Definition
fundamental
To stop a problem you have to understand its underlying causes.
Synonyms
fundamental
the fundamental principles of democracy
basic
Access to justice is a basic right.
essential
Two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.
root
prime
A prime cause of deforestation was the burning of charcoal to melt ore into iron.
primary
our primary needs of air, food and water
radical
the radical differences between them
elementary
Literacy now includes elementary computer skills.
intrinsic
Diamonds have little intrinsic value.
basal
(adjective) 
Definition
not obvious but detectable
hills with the hard underlying rock poking through the turf
Synonyms
hidden
Uncover hidden meanings and discover special messages.
concealed
He was filmed with a concealed camera.
lurking
veiled
He made a veiled threat to withdraw his support if we continued.
latent
Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of basic
Definition
of or forming a base or basis
Access to justice is a basic right.
Synonyms
fundamental,
main,
key,
essential,
primary,
vital,
principal,
constitutional,
cardinal,
inherent,
elementary,
indispensable,
innate,
intrinsic,
elemental,
immanent
in the sense of concealed
He was filmed with a concealed camera.
Synonyms
hidden,
covered,
secret,
screened,
masked,
obscured,
covert,
unseen,
tucked away,
secreted,
under wraps,
inconspicuous
in the sense of elementary
Definition
involving only the most basic principles of a subject
Literacy now includes elementary computer skills.
Synonyms
basic,
essential,
primary,
initial,
fundamental,
introductory,
preparatory,
rudimentary,
elemental,
bog-standard (informal)

Synonyms of 'underlying'

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of essential
Definition
basic or fundamental
Two essential elements must be proven: motive and opportunity.
Synonyms
fundamental,
main,
basic,
radical,
key,
principal,
constitutional,
cardinal,
inherent,
elementary,
innate,
hard-wired,
intrinsic,
elemental,
immanent
in the sense of intrinsic
Definition
essential to the real nature of a thing
Diamonds have little intrinsic value.
Synonyms
essential,
real,
true,
central,
natural,
basic,
radical,
native,
genuine,
fundamental,
constitutional,
built-in,
underlying,
inherent,
elemental,
congenital,
inborn,
inbred
in the sense of latent
Definition
lying hidden and not yet developed within a person or thing
Advertisements attempt to project a latent meaning behind an overt message.
Synonyms
hidden,
secret,
concealed,
invisible,
lurking,
veiled,
inherent,
unseen,
dormant,
undeveloped,
quiescent,
immanent,
unrealized,
unexpressed
in the sense of primary
Definition
fundamental or basic
our primary needs of air, food and water
Synonyms
basic,
essential,
radical,
fundamental,
ultimate,
underlying,
elemental,
bog-standard (informal)
in the sense of prime
A prime cause of deforestation was the burning of charcoal to melt ore into iron.
Synonyms
fundamental,
original,
basic,
primary,
underlying
in the sense of radical
Definition
searching or thorough
the radical differences between them
Synonyms
fundamental,
natural,
basic,
essential,
native,
constitutional,
organic,
profound,
innate,
deep-seated,
thoroughgoing,
hard-wired
in the sense of veiled
Definition
(of a comment or remark) presented in a disguised form
He made a veiled threat to withdraw his support if we continued.
Synonyms
disguised,
implied,
hinted at,
covert,
masked,
concealed,
suppressed
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