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单词 underling
释义 un·der·ling
I. \ˈəndə(r)liŋ, -lēŋ\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from under (I) + -ling
1.
 a. : one who is under the orders of anothersubordinate, inferior
  < the fault … is … in ourselves, that we are underlings — Shakespeare >
 b. : a person of small importance
  < scientists need to be used not as lackeys or underlings — Vannevar Bush >
2. dialect : an underdeveloped, imperfect, or weakly offshoot or offspring
II. adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from underling, n.
1. : subordinate or inferior in authority or prestige to another : serving under another
 < fearful of underling aggression — V.L.Parrington >
2. dialect : underdeveloped, imperfect, or weakly in growth
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