| 释义 |
under- /un-dər-/ prefix- Signifying: (1) below, beneath
- (2) lower in physical position
- (3) lower in rank, or subordinate
- (4a) too little in quantity, too small, insufficient
- (4b) in too small a degree, insufficiently
- (5) not coming, or not allowed to come, to the surface or into the open
under- /un-dər-/ prefix- Signifying: (1) below, beneath
- (2) lower in physical position
- (3) lower in rank, or subordinate
- (4a) too little in quantity, too small, insufficient
- (4b) in too small a degree, insufficiently
- (5) not coming, or not allowed to come, to the surface or into the open
Many words formed from the root with this prefix (too many to list in one entry). unˈderpay transitive verb and intransitive verb To pay less than required or deserved underpayˈment noun |