释义 |
hypo- \in pronunciations below | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷. |hī(ˌ)pō or -_pə\ prefix or hyp- Etymology: alteration (influenced by Late Latin hypo-, hyp-) of Middle English ypo-, from Old French, from Late Latin hypo-, hyp-, from Greek, from hypo — more at up 1. : under : beneath : down < hypoblast > < hypodermic > 2. : less than normal or normally < hypocalcemia > < hypochromia > < hypochlorhydric > < hyposensitive > 3. : in a lower state of oxidation : in a low usually the lowest position in a series of compounds < hypovanadous > < hypoxanthine > 4. a. in ancient Greek music (1) : being the lower octave in a disdiapason < hypolydian > (2) of an interval : measured downward < hypodiapason > b. in medieval music : being in a plagal mode < hypodorian > |