subordinate
英 [səˈbɔː.dɪ.nət]
美 [səˈbɔːr.dən.ət]
- n. 下属,下级;部属,属下
- adj. 从属的;次要的
- vt. 使……居下位;使……服从
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。
- 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.).
- 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。
- 2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
- 过去女人被认为是从属于自由民的。
- 3. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
- 在许多社会中,妇女都从属于男人。
- 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.
- 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.