sub·or·di·nate
adjective/səˈbɔːdɪnət/
/səˈbɔːrdɪnət/
- subordinate (to somebody) having less power or authority than somebody else in a group or an organization
隶属的；从属的；下级的 - In some societies women are still subordinate to men.
在一些社会中，妇女依然从属于男人。 - She was directly subordinate to the president.
她直接听命于总裁。 - The monarch is formally subordinate to Parliament.
君主正式向议会负责。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely
- wholly
- essentially
- …
- to
- In some societies women are still subordinate to men.
- subordinate (to something) less important than something else
次要；从属于 - All other issues are subordinate to this one.
其他所有问题都没有这一问题重要。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- completely
- wholly
- essentially
- …
- to
- All other issues are subordinate to this one.
Word Originlate Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus ‘placed in an inferior rank’, from Latin sub- ‘below’ + ordinare ‘ordain’.