beneath: [OE] Beneath is a compound adverb and preposition, formed in Old English from bi ‘by’ and nithan or neothan ‘below’. This came originally from Germanic *nith- (also the source of nether [OE]), a derivative of the base *ni- ‘down’. => nether
beneath (adv., adj.)
Old English beneoean "beneath, under, below," from be- "by" + neoean "below," originally "from below," from Proto-Germanic *nitar "lower, farther down, down" (see nether). Meaning "unworthy of" is attested from 1849 (purists prefer below in this sense). "The be- gave or emphasized the notion of 'where,' excluding that of 'whence' pertaining to the simple niean" [OED].
雙語例句
1. The doctor worked busily beneath the blinding lights of the delivery room.
這位醫(yī)生在產(chǎn)房刺目的燈光下忙碌著。
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2. Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table.
帕特森指著長木桌下的一個普通的紙板箱。
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3. Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character.
在內(nèi)心深處的某個角落里埋藏著一顆愛心。
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4. Beneath the conscious mind there are many levels of the unconscious.
在意識心理之下存在很多層次的無意識。
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5. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.