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 beneoðan "beneath, under, below," from be- "by" + neoðan "below," originally "from below," from Proto-Germanic *niþar "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 niðan" [OED].
实用例句
1. The doctor worked busily beneath the blinding lights of the delivery room.
这位医生在产房刺目的灯光下忙碌着。
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2. Patterson pointed toward a plain cardboard box beneath a long wooden table.
帕特森指着长木桌下的一个普通的纸板箱。
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3. Somewhere deep beneath the surface lay a caring character.
在内心深处的某个角落里埋藏着一颗爱心。
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4. Beneath the conscious mind there are many levels of the unconscious.
在意识心理之下存在很多层次的无意识。
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5. The flagstones beneath their feet were worn smooth by centuries of use.
