understory

林下叶层

发音

UK /ˈʌndəstɔːɹi/
其它
US /ˈʌndɚˌstoɹi/

词形变化

understories 复数 understories understorys understorys 复数

别名

understorey

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A story of a building below the stories generally used for residence or work.

    美国 过时 比喻 建筑
  2. 2.

    The (layer of) plants that grow in the shade of the canopy of a forest above the forest floor.

    下层植被

    美国 定语 生物

词源

PIE word *(H)n̥dʰér From under- (prefix meaning ‘beneath, under’) + story (“a floor or level”).

来源：wiktionary