nether

英 ['neðə] 美 ['nɛðɚ]
  • adj. 下面的,下方的;地下的,下界的

中文词源


nether 下方的

来自PIE*ni,向下,在下,词源同beneath,under,-ther,比较级后缀,词源同whether,other.

英文词源


nether
nether: see beneath
nether (adj.)
Old English niþera, neoþera "down, downwards, below, beneath," from Proto-Germanic *nitheraz (cognates: Old Saxon nithar, Old Norse niðr, Old Frisian nither, Dutch neder, German nieder), from comparative of PIE *ni- "down, below" (cognates: Sanskrit ni "down," nitaram "downward," Greek neiothen "from below," Old Church Slavonic nizŭ "low, down"). Has been replaced in most senses by lower (adj.).

双语例句


1. He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.
他被护送回中央大道南面的地方。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He's between the upper and nether millstone.
他深受上下夹攻.

来自辞典例句

3. This terracotta army well represents his ambition yet to be realized in the nether - world.
这一批兵马俑很可能代表他死后也要去实现的雄心.

来自辞典例句

4. And he gave her the upper springs, and the nether springs.
她父亲就把上泉下泉赐给她.

来自互联网

5. Nether Protection: This ability can now trigger while the Warlock is sitting.
虚空防护: 现在术士坐着时可以触发.

来自互联网

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