• n. 下屬，下級(jí)；部屬，屬下
• adj. 從屬的；次要的
• vt. 使……居下位；使……服從

sub-,在下，-ordin,安排，順序，詞源同 order,ordinary.引申詞義隸屬的，從屬的。

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.

這是一種形象勝于語(yǔ)言的藝術(shù)。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.

過(guò)去女人被認(rèn)為是從屬于自由民的。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. In many societies women are subordinate to men.

在許多社會(huì)中，婦女都從屬于男人。

來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》

4. The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.

這句中有一個(gè)主句和一個(gè)從句.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)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(rùn)來(lái)說(shuō),其他需要考慮的事都是次要的.

來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》