underwaterとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源 1

under (preposition) +‎ water

発音

• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwɔːtə/
• (General American) enPR: ŭndərwôʹtər, IPA^(key): /ʌndɚˈˈwɔtəɹ/

形容詞

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. (not comparable) Beneath the surface of the water; of or pertaining to the region beneath the water surface.

   Watch out for underwater obstacles.

   He was a pioneer in underwater exploration.

2. (nautical) Beneath the water line of a vessel.

   When the ship was brought into dry dock, it was found that she had underwater damage.

3. (figuratively) In difficulty, especially financially.
4. (finance) Having negative equity; owing more on an asset than its market value.

   We've been underwater on our mortgage ever since the housing crash.

   • 2013 May 13, Underwater (Bates Motel), episode 9, A&E, spoken by Matt Bronstein (Matthew MacCaull):

     You're underwater. The best thing you can do is just walk away. Let the bank take it back.

5. (finance) Of an option, having a strike price higher (call options) or lower (put options) than the current market price of the underlying asset or financial product; for example, an option to buy shares at $20 when the current market price is $15.

同意語

• (beneath the water surface): subaqueous, subaquatic, submarine
• (having negative equity): upside down

反意語

• above water, above-water

関連する語

• keep one's head above water
• underground
• underseas

副詞

underwater (comparative more underwater, superlative most underwater)

1. So as to go beneath the surface of the water.

   Can you swim underwater?

名詞

underwater (複数形 underwaters)

1. Underlying water or body of water, for example in an aquifer or the deep ocean.
2. (fishing) A type of lure which lies beneath the water surface.
   • 1923, Sheridan R. Jones, Bait Casting: The Short Rod and How to Use It‎^[1], page 57:

     Practically all wobbling underwaters will take fish aplenty in the hands of a man who really knows how to put them through their stints.

語源 2

under- +‎ water

別の表記

• under-water

動詞

underwater (三人称単数 現在形 underwaters, 現在分詞 underwatering, 過去形および過去分詞形 underwatered)

1. (agriculture, horticulture) To water or irrigate insufficiently.

   Care must be taken not to underwater houseplants in the summer.

反意語

• overwater

参考

• underwater on Wikipedia.

前置詞句

under water

1. (as predicate adjective または adverb) Alternative form of underwater.
   • 2006, Gael Turnbull, There are Words: Collected Poems‎^[1], Shearsman Books, →ISBN, OCLC 255485856, page 167:

     Learning to Breathe I've been learning to breathe under water . Don't laugh . The flood level has already risen overhead and is still rising . It doesn't leave much time . Of course , I'm not the only one to be submerged. […]