underlie
underlie
(-lying: past -lay: past participle -lain)
(-lying: past -lay: past participle -lain)
- [with obj.](especially of a layer of rock or soil) lie or be situated under (something)
（尤指岩石，土壤）位于…之下
■be the cause or basis of (something)
引起（某事）；构成基础（或起因）
the fundamental issue which underlies the conflict.
引起冲突的基本争议。
[as adj. underlying]the underlying causes of poverty and drug addiction.
贫穷和吸毒的根本原因。
- Old English underlicgan 'be subject or subordinate to' (see under-, lie)
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