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1.underbelly n.下腹部(the underside of a body or mass)：薄弱部分(a corrupt or sordid part)；易受攻擊的部位、區域等(a vulnerable area)
詞根記憶：under(下面的)+belly(腹部)--下腹部
例：The California newt's display of its red underbelly is a clear warning that predators ignore at their peril.
2.undercapitalize v.投資不足（to have too little capital for efficient operation)
詞根記憶：under(不足)+capitalize(使資本化)--投資不足
例：The economic forces which may affect the new public offering of stock include sudden downturns in the market, hedging and other investor strategies for preventing losses, a loosening of the interest rates in Washington, and a fear that the company may still be undercapitalized.
3.undergo v.經歷，經受(to experience);忍受(to endure)
聯想記憶：under(底下)+go(走)--從底下走--忍受
例：Viruses that have undergone no significant genetic change can also lead to epidemics.//Tom underwent great hardship during his childhood.
4.underlie v.位于…之下(to lie or be situated under);成為…的基礎或依據(to be at the basis of)
詞根記憶：under(在…下)+lie（位于）--位于…之下
例：Many facts underlay my argument.
5.underlline n.下劃線(to mark with a line underneath)；v.強調，加強(to stress)
詞根記憶：under(在…下)+line(劃線)--在…下面劃線--強調
例：They underline women's physiological and psychological distinctive-ness.
6.underlying a.在下面的(lying beneath or below)；根本的，基礎的(basic, fundamental)
聯想記憶：under(下)+lying(躺著的)--在下面的，基礎的
注意：underling(n．<常貶>下屬，手下)
例：The underlying economic forces of industrialism were presumed to be gender-blind.
7.undermine v.破壞，削弱(to weaken)
詞根記憶：under(在…下)+mine(挖)--在下面挖--破壞
例：Low wages and repeated unemployment undermine the capacity for self-support of women.
When an end is lawful and obligatory, the indispensable means to it are also lawful and obligatory.
如果一個目的是正當而必須做的，則達到這個目的的必要手段也是正當而必須采取的。
----------美國政治家林肯(Abraham Lincoln American statesman)
n. 部下，下屬
