c. 1200, underfot "under the feet," from under + foot (n.). Compare similarly formed Middle Dutch ondervoete. As an adjective, attested from 1590s; in reference to persons, "continually in the way," it is recorded from 1891. Middle English under fot meant "vanquished, overcome."
雙語例句
1. The crowd stampeded and many were crushed or trampled underfoot.
人群爭先恐后地奔逃，很多人被壓傷或踩踏。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The carpet of pine needles was soft underfoot.
腳下厚厚的松針踩上去軟綿綿的。
來自柯林斯例句
3. Morgan dropped his cigarette and crushed it underfoot.