beneath

below, beneath, under, underneath

副词 beneath:

1. in or to a place that is lower
   同义词：below, at a lower place, to a lower place

1. Beneath that apparently calm surface is a man of fierce temper.
   文静的外表掩盖着的是一个火暴脾气的人。
2. Snobs are usually contemptuous of people they feel to be beneath them.
   势利者通常瞧不起他们认为地位在他们之下的人。
3. Her careful make-up hid the signs of age beneath.
   她的精心化妆掩饰了脂粉下面岁月刻下的痕迹。
4. We looked down from the plane at the fields spread out beneath.
   我们从飞机上俯瞰下面一片片的土地。
5. Such behaviour is beneath contempt.
   这种行为令人不齿。
6. The ship sank beneath the waves.
   轮船沉没于波涛下面。

be.neath

adv.（副词）
In a lower place; below.
在下方；在下面
Underneath.
在底下
prep.（介词）
Lower than; below.
低于；在…下方
Covered or concealed by:
被…覆盖，被…隐藏：
例句：
The earth lay beneath a blanket of snow.
大地被厚厚的白雪覆盖

Under the force, control, or influence of.
在…力量、控制或影响之下

Lower than, as in rank or station.
低于…：如在等级或地位上低于
Unworthy of; unbefitting:
不值得；有损于：
例句：
It was beneath me to beg.
不值得我去乞求

来源：
Middle English binethe
中古英语 binethe
from Old English beneothan
源自 古英语 beneothan
be [by] * see by
be [被] *参见 by
neothan [below]
neothan [在下面]