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subordinate

英 [sə'bɔːdɪnət] 美[sə'bɔdɪnet]
  • n. 下属,下级;部属,属下
  • adj. 从属的;次要的
  • vt. 使……居下位;使……服从

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词态变化


复数: subordinates;第三人称单数: subordinates;过去式: subordinated;过去分词: subordinated;现在分词: subordinating;名词: subordination;

中文词源


subordinate 隶属的,从属的

sub-,在下,-ordin,安排,顺序,词源同 order,ordinary.引申词义隶属的,从属的。

英文词源


subordinate (adj.)
mid-15c., "having an inferior rank," from Medieval Latin subordinatus "placed in a lower order, made subject," past participle of subordinare "place in a lower order," from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + ordinare "arrange, set in order" (see ordain). Related: Subordinance; subordinant; subordinately. For "of or pertaining to the classificatory rank of a suborder," subordinal (1842) is used.
subordinate (v.)
"to bring into a subordinate position to something else, to make of less value, to make auxiliary or dependent," 1590s, from Medieval Latin subordinatus (see subordinate (adj.)). Related: Subordinated; subordinating.
subordinate (n.)
"one inferior in power, rank, office, etc.," 1630s, from subordinate (adj.).

双语例句


1. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
这是一种形象胜于语言的艺术。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。

来自柯林斯例句

3. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
在许多社会中,妇女都从属于男人。

来自《权威词典》

4. The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
这句中有一个主句和一个从句.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. All other considerations are subordinate to our need for steady profits.
比起我们需要稳定的利润来说,其他需要考虑的事都是次要的.

来自《简明英汉词典》