Wordiyounderlying
🇬🇧 UK/.ʌndә'laiiŋ/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions
adj.
Forming a basis or foundation; fundamental or implicit; situated beneath.
根本的；潜在的；位于下面的
n.
In finance, the asset from which a derivative instrument derives its value.
（金融）标的资产
🧩 Root Breakdown
underother
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ingcontinuous / action of
=underlying
Common Collocations
- 1.underlying cause根本原因
- 2.underlying issue潜在问题
- 3.underlying assumption基本假设
- 4.underlying principle基本原则
Example Sentences
- 1.
Doctors must identify the underlying cause of the patient's symptoms.
- 2.
The underlying tension between the two colleagues finally erupted into an argument.
- 3.
The report revealed the underlying assumptions behind the government's economic policy.