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subterranean

英 [,sʌbtə'reɪnɪən] 美[,sʌbtə'renɪən]
  • adj. 地下的;秘密的;隐蔽的
  • n. 地下工作者

英英释意


1. being or operating under the surface of the earth;
"subterranean passages"
"a subsurface flow of water"
2. lying beyond what is openly revealed or avowed (especially being kept in the background or deliberately concealed);
"subterranean motives for murder"
"looked too closely for an ulterior purpose in all knowledge"- Bertrand Russell