[with obj.]overcome, quieten, or bring under control (a feeling or person) 克制,抑制,控制 she managed to subdue an instinct to applaud. 她终于克制住鼓掌的冲动。 ■bring (a country or people) under control by force 制服,使屈服;征服;使顺从 Charles went on a campaign to subdue the Saxons. 查理大帝发起了征服撒克逊人的战役。
派生 subduable adjective 语源
late Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French suduire, from Latin subducere, literally 'draw from below'