潜在原因当然是死亡和腐朽的潜伏威胁,这促使科学家研究新方法来推迟死亡年龄。

The underlying reason is of course a lurking threat of death and decay, which keeps scientists investigating new methods to postpone the age of death.

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The underlying reason is of course a lurking threat of death and decay, which keeps scientists investigating new methods to postpone the age of death.

underlying 是动词 underlie 的现在分词形式作形容词用。underlie 由前缀 under-(表示"在...之下")和动词 lie(位于)组成,字面意思是"位于...之下",引申为"构成...的基础"。 underlying 作为形容词,意思是"潜在的、根本的",指隐藏在表面现象之下的深层原因或基础因素。

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