underlie

US /ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/
UK /ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ/
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構成...的基礎, 是...的根本原因

be the cause of or basis for (something)

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The fundamental principles that underlie his philosophy are quite complex.
構成他哲學基礎的基本原則相當複雜。
Several factors underlie the current economic crisis.
當前經濟危機背後有幾個因素。