Word · Frequency #1890
beneath
在…下面;在…下方
核心释义
Below.
- 1.
在下面。
Below.
- 2.
在等级、尊严等方面较低。
In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.
- 3.
被某物覆盖或隐藏;被掩盖。
Covered up or concealed by something.
低于;有失…身份;在…覆盖之下;被…遮掩;在下面。;在等级、尊严等方面较低。;被某物覆盖或隐藏;被掩盖。
用法In use
The cat was hiding beneath the bed.
用法提示:介词beneath表示物理位置‘在…下方’。
A small inscription was carved beneath the statue's base.
用法提示:介词beneath表示物体下方紧贴的位置关系。
They discovered ancient ruins buried beneath layers of soil.
用法提示:介词beneath表示被覆盖或埋藏的状态。
beneath + noun (physical location)
用于具体物体下方。
The cat hid beneath the table.
猫躲在桌子下面。
beneath + pronoun/noun (position, rank, or quality)
表示地位或品质不低于。
She considers herself beneath no one.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- beneath the surface
- 在表面之下(隐藏某种情况)
- Beneath the surface, he was feeling nervous.表面上他看起来很镇定,内心却十分紧张。
- beneath contempt
- 极其可鄙;令人不齿
- The politician's lies were beneath contempt.这位政客的谎言令人不齿。
- beneath notice
- 不值得注意;不屑一顾
- Maria considered the rumors beneath notice.玛丽亚认为这些谣言不值得理会。
- beneath one's dignity
- 有失身份;有失尊严
- The king thought cleaning was beneath his dignity.国王认为打扫卫生有失他的身份。
- beneath the radar
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
谐音联想:neath 近似“泥下”,beneath 就是“在泥土之下”——在下面。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:formal writing、literary prose 在字面义“在…下方”中,beneath 比 below 或 under 更正式、书面化,多用于正式写作或文学描写。日常口语中较少使用,通常显得较文雅或带有修辞色彩。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words that rhyme with beneath (all have /iːθ/): sheath, wreath, heath, teeth. Watch out for 'breath' (/breθ/), 'breathe' (/briːð/), and 'bequeath' (/bɪˈkwiːð/) which look similar but have different vowel or final consonant sounds.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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