underscent

发音

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词形变化

underscents 复数 underscents

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A scent that is perceptible but less prominent than other scents in a particular environment.

    1902, Marie Corelli, “Temporal Power”: A Study in Supremacy, London: Methuen, Chapter 18, p. 256, The under-scent of hidden violets among moss flowed potently upon the quiet air, mingled with strong pine-odours and the salt breath of the gently heaving sea,

词源

From under- + scent.

来源:wiktionary