/bɪˈni:θ ||; bɪˈniθ/prep adv1 in, at or to a lower position than sb/sth; under 在或向低于…的位置；在…下面: The ship disappeared beneath the waves. 那艘船在海浪中沉没了。He seemed a nice person but there was a lot of anger beneath the surface. 他看似一个友善的人，但内心积着许多怒火。 ☞Look at the note at under. 参看 under 的注释。
2 not good enough for sb 不配: She felt that cleaning for other people was beneath her. 她觉得替别人打扫有失身分。