underlying, signifier, double track diplomacy

Australia's first Omicron death was a man in his 80s with underlying health conditions, said authorities.




British diplomat Henry Wotton said in 1604 that "an ambassador is a gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country."
What then, are the two mixed signals coming from prominent Chinese diplomats over the pandemic?
In this week's China up close.
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China up close | China plays double-track diplomacy in pandemic blame game

Like pretty much everything else the English have adopted, we quickly made cutlery into a class signifier.与英国人所接受的其它事物大同小异的是，他们很快把餐具变身为身份等级的标志。

underlying

/ʌndəˈlʌɪɪŋ/

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verb

1. present participle of underlie.

adjective

1. 1.

   significant as a cause or basis of something but not necessarily manifest or obvious.

   "the flu can be particularly severe for the elderly and those with underlying conditions"
2. 2.

   lying or situated under something.

   "the underlying muscles of the face"

double track

複線; 二重決定; NATOの二重決定; ダブルトラック

ダブル・トラック; 複線; ダブルトラック; 複線軌道

Definition of signifier

1: one that signifies

2: a symbol, sound, or image (such as a word) that represents an underlying concept or meaning— compare SIGNIFIED