underscore — 英語辞典

名詞

1. A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.

   同義語

   underlinelow line

   例文

   その他の例文 (1)

   He walks into the house and picks up a pen. The thought he has is a brilliant idea. He must write it down. Only two words need to be written. The underscore adds importance. / BOUNTY HUNTER

2. A piece of background music.

動詞

1. To underline; to mark a line beneath text.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   By convention, Rubyists usually underscore their method names.

2. To emphasize or draw attention to.

   用法

   • 他動詞

   例文

   I wish to underscore the importance of proper formatting.

   The tale thus underscores in expressive form the semiparadoxical fact that traders can lie by telling the truth.

   その他の例文 (2)

   Not trusting filmgoers to catch the drift, Ms. Coppola underscores the women’s attempts to gussy up with snippets of arch dialogue.

   Biden on Monday unveiled new measures to tackle antisemitism on college campuses and senior officials underscored the need to combat anti-Jewish hate.

名詞

1. a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

   同義語

   underline

   上位語

   stroke

動詞

1. give extra weight to (a communication)

   同義語

   underlineemphasizeemphasise

   上位語

   stressemphasizeemphasisepunctuateaccentaccentuate

   例文

   Her gesture emphasized her words

2. draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

   同義語

   underline

   上位語

   mark