🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

底流

Pronunciation / Transliteration: teiryū

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Underlying-current/ˌʌndərˈlaɪɪŋ ˈkɜːrənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"その議論には不満の底流があった。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    An implicit, often unseen feeling, influence, or trend that exists beneath the surface of a situation.

    "There was an underlying current of tension throughout the entire meeting."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from 'underlie' (from Middle English underliggen) + 'current' (from Latin currere, meaning 'to run'). First used metaphorically in the 19th century to describe hidden feelings or influences beneath the surface.

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