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understratum

/uhn-der-strey-tuhm, -strat-uhm/US // ˈʌn dərˌstreɪ təm, -ˌstræt əm //

基层,基底层,底层,下层

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural un·der·stra·ta [uhn-der-strey-tuh, -strat-uh], /ˈʌn dərˌstreɪ tə, -ˌstræt ə/, un·der·strat·ums.

    • : a substratum.

Examples

  • Where the city is now built it is fine siliceous sand, supported by an understratum of clay, which is of varied colors.

  • But there is an understratum of deep, calm sea, which the breath of the wildest tempest can never reach.