Old English nitera, neotera "down, downwards, below, beneath," from Proto-Germanic *nitheraz (cognates: Old Saxon nithar, Old Norse nier, Old Frisian nither, Dutch neder, German nieder), from comparative of PIE *ni- "down, below" (cognates: Sanskrit ni "down," nitaram "downward," Greek neiothen "from below," Old Church Slavonic niz? "low, down"). Has been replaced in most senses by lower (adj.).
例文
1. He was escorted back to the nether regions of Main Street.
彼は中央通りの南の場所に護送された。
2.He 's between the upper and nether millstone.
彼は上下から挟撃されている。
3.This terracotta army well represents his ambition yet to be realized in the nether -world.
これらの兵馬俑は、死後も実現しようとする雄心を表している可能性が高い。
4.And he gave her the upper springs,and the nether springs.
彼女の父は上泉下泉を彼女に与えた。
5. Nether Protection:This ability can now trigger while the Warlock is sitting.