relegate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
/ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/    /ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/|/ˈɹɛləˌɡeɪt/|/ˈɹeləˌɡæɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person who has been banished from proximity to Rome for a set time, but without losing his civil rights. obsolete
动词 v.
  1. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.; Exile or banish to a particular place. transitive
  2. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.; Remove (oneself) to a distance from something or somewhere. obsolete,rare,reflexive
  3. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.; Banish from proximity to Rome for a set time; compare relegate. Ancient-Rome,historical,transitive
    — Eventually his freedom of speech drove Vespasian to relegate him a second time, and shortly after he was executed […].
  4. Exile, banish, remove, or send away.; Remove or send to a place far away. figuratively,transitive
  5. Consign or assign.; Consign (a person or thing) to a place, position, or role of obscurity, insignificance, oblivion, lower rank or (especially) inferiority. transitive
    — Her bright ideas were relegated to "tosh" by her manager.
  6. Consign or assign.; Assign (a thing) to an appropriate place or situation based on appraisal or classification. transitive
  7. Consign or assign.; Transfer (a sports team) to a lower-ranking league division. transitive
    — After finishing second-bottom in the table, United were relegated from the division.
  8. Refer or submit.; Refer (a point of contention) to an authority in deference to the judgment thereof. transitive
  9. Refer or submit.; Submit (something) to someone else for appropriate action thereby; compare delegate. transitive
  10. Refer or submit.; Submit or refer (someone) to someone or something else for some reason or purpose. archaic,transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Relegated; exiled. archaic,not-comparable

词形变化

relegates present,singular,third-person relegating participle,present relegated participle,past relegated past religate alternative relegates plural relagate alternative relegat alternative religait alternative

词汇关系

词源

词源 1
First attested in 1561, borrowed from Latin relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).
词源 2
First attested circa 1550: from the Classical Latin relēgātus (“banished person, exile”), the nominative singular masculine substantive form of relēgātus, the past participle of relēgō (“to dispatch, banish”).
词源 3
First attested circa 1425: from the Classical Latin relēgātus, the perfect passive participle of relēgō (“I dispatch”, “I banish”).
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