beneath

preposition

/bɪˈniːθ/

(formal)

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in or to a lower position than somebody/something; under somebody/something
- They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves.
- The boat sank beneath the waves.
not good enough for somebody
- He considers such jobs beneath him.
- They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status).

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.

beneath

adverb

/bɪˈniːθ/

(formal)

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in or to a lower position than somebody/something
- Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.

单词	beneath
释义	beneath preposition /bɪˈniːθ/ /bɪˈniːθ/ (formal) jump to other results in or to a lower position than somebody/something; under somebody/something They found the body buried beneath a pile of leaves. The boat sank beneath the waves. not good enough for somebody He considers such jobs beneath him. They thought she had married beneath her (= married a man of lower social status). 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. beneath adverb /bɪˈniːθ/ /bɪˈniːθ/ (formal) jump to other results in or to a lower position than somebody/something Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.
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