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underworld

UK //ˈʌndəwɜːld//US //ˈʌndərwɜːrld//

词源

来自古英语 'underweorold',由 'under'(下方)和 'weorold'(世界)组成,最初指地下世界或冥界,后来引申为犯罪世界。

noun

❶ 指与犯罪活动相关的秘密社会或组织,通常涉及非法交易、暴力等行为。

“The police are trying to crack down on the city's underworld.”

(警方正试图打击该城市的黑社会势力。)

“He had connections with the underworld and was involved in illegal activities.”

(他与黑社会有联系,并参与了非法活动。)

❶ 在神话或宗教中,指死后的世界或冥界,灵魂居住的地方。

“In Greek mythology, Hades ruled the underworld.”

(在希腊神话中,哈迪斯统治着冥界。)

“The hero descended into the underworld to rescue his beloved.”

(英雄下到冥界去拯救他的爱人。)

同义词:criminal world, underworld, netherworld, Hades, inferno

常见短语

underworld figure — 指黑社会中的重要人物或犯罪组织的头目。

“The police arrested a notorious underworld figure last night.”

(警方昨晚逮捕了一名臭名昭著的黑社会人物。)

underworld connections — 指与犯罪组织或黑社会的联系或关系。

“The businessman was suspected of having underworld connections.”

(这名商人被怀疑与黑社会有联系。)