subordinate1
KK: [sǝˈbɒrdṇɪt]
DJ: [sǝˈbɒːdǝnit]
a.
- 下級的[（+to）]
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A colonel is
subordinate to a brigadier general.
上校級別低於准將。
- 次要的；隸屬的[（+to）]
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Pleasure should be
subordinate to duty.
與工作相比，娛樂應是第二位的。
- 【文】從屬的
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n.
- 部下，部屬；下級職員[C]
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He treats his
subordinates kindly.
他對待下級和藹可親。
衍生
ad.
subordinately
n.
subordinateness
辨析
subordinate2
KK: [sǝˈbɒrdnˌеt]
DJ: [sǝˈbɒːdinеit]
vt.
- 把……列入下級
- 使居次要地位；使隸屬，使服從[（+to）]
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To keep his job, he had to
subordinate his interests to the objectives of his company.
為保住他的工作，他不得不以公司的目標為主，自己的利益其次。
衍生
n. [U]
subordination
a.
subordinative
adj.
/
səˈbɔːdɪnət/
lower in rank or position.
▸of less or secondary importance.
n.
/
səˈbɔːdɪnət/
a person under the authority or control of another.
v.
/
səˈbɔːdɪneɪt/
treat or regard as subordinate.
▸make subservient or dependent.
Derivative
- subordinately adv.
- subordination n.
- subordinative adj.
Etymology
ME: from med. L. subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from L. sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.
