underlie
/.ʌndә'lai/
📖 中文释义
- vt. 位于...之下, 成为...的基础
🧩 词形变化
💬 双语例句
Identifying the potential mechanisms that might underlie the association between paracetamol and asthma (and other allergic disorders) was not a part of this study.
作者强调由于存在很多可能混淆这种关联性的潜在偏差,所以无法从对回顾性研究中确定其因果关系。 比如,大家都知道婴儿时期的病毒性呼吸道感染,如呼吸道合胞病毒(RSV)会增加该婴儿在儿童时期感染哮喘的可能性;而如果这个婴儿在同一时期也使用了扑热息痛,那么就会使研究产生混淆。
But what will this world look like? We can foresee the power that will shape its geopolitics, but what values will underlie the exercise of that power?
This suggests that there are other, deeper factors that underlie the differences in Chinese and US saving rates – factors that reflect different life experiences and how these experiences are filtered through the two countries’ cultures.
事实说明中美储蓄率的巨大差异背后隐藏着其他的深层原因¾它们反映了两国民众迥异的生活经历,以及这些经历对两国文化不同的渗透作用。
🔗 常用搭配
📘 English Definition(英文释义)
- v. be or form the base for
- v. lie underneath