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undertone (n.)
[undertone 词源字典]
1762, "low or subdued tone," from
under
+
tone
(n.). Figurative sense of "undercurrent of feelings, etc.," is attested from 1861.
[undertone etymology, undertone origin, 英语词源]
[undertone 词源字典]