subordinate

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /səˈbɔːdɪnət/    美 /səˈbɔɹdɪnət/|/səˈboːdɪnət/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who is subordinate. countable
  2. A hyponym.
动词 v.
  1. To make subservient or secondary.; To embed (a clause) into another clause that is the main one. transitive
  2. To make subservient or secondary.; To make of lower priority in order of payment in bankruptcy. transitive
  3. To treat (someone) as of less value or importance. transitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Placed in a lower class, rank, or position.
    — The several kinds […] and subordinate species of each are easily known.
  2. Submissive or inferior to, or controlled by authority.
    — November 9, 1662, Robert South, Of the Creation of Man in the Image of God It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the understanding.
  3. dependent on and either modifying or complementing the main clause not-comparable
    — In the sentence “The barbecue finished before John arrived”, the subordinate clause “before John arrived” specifies the time of the main clause, “The barbecue finished”.
  4. Descending in a regular series.

词形变化

more subordinate comparative most subordinate superlative subordinates plural subordinates present,singular,third-person subordinating participle,present subordinated participle,past subordinated past

词汇关系

衍生词
nonsubordinate subordinate clause subordinate court subordinate legislation subordinately subordinateness subordinate trait unsubordinate insubordinated nonsubordinated nonsubordinating resubordinate subordinatingly subordinator unsubordinated
相关词
inferior

词源

词源 1
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).
词源 2
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).
词源 3
From Middle English subordinat, from Medieval Latin subōrdinātus, past participle of subōrdināre, from sub- + ōrdināre (“to order”).
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