subordinate
英 [s?'b??d?n?t]
美[s?'b?d?net]
- n. 下屬，下級；部屬，屬下
- adj. 從屬的；次要的
- vt. 使……居下位；使……服從
CET6TEM4IELTS考研中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
復(fù)數(shù):?subordinates;第三人稱單數(shù):?subordinates;過去式:?subordinated;過去分詞:?subordinated;現(xiàn)在分詞:?subordinating;名詞:?subordination;
中文詞源
subordinate 隸屬的，從屬的
sub-,在下，-ordin,安排，順序，詞源同 order,ordinary.引申詞義隸屬的，從屬的。
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
- 這是一種形象勝于語言的藝術(shù)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
- 過去女人被認(rèn)為是從屬于自由民的。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
- 在許多社會中，婦女都從屬于男人。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
- 這句中有一個主句和一個從句.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. All other considerations are subordinate to our need for steady profits.
- 比起我們需要穩(wěn)定的利潤來說,其他需要考慮的事都是次要的.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》