subordinate

subordinate
adjective
  1. lower in rank or position
    下级的，级别低的
    his subordinate officers.
    他的下属官员。
    ■of less or secondary importance
    次要的，第二位的
    in adventure stories, character must be subordinate to action.
    在惊险故事中，人物必须让位于情节。
noun
  1. a person under the authority or control of another within an organization
    部属，下级
verb
  1. [with obj.]treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else
    使成为次要，使居于第二位
    practical considerations were subordinated to political expediency.
    为了政治上的权宜之计，现实的考虑被放在了次要地位。
    ■make subservient to or dependent on something else
    使隶属，使服从
派生
subordinately
adverb
subordination
noun
subordinative
adjective
语源
  1. late Middle English: from medieval Latin subordinatus 'placed in an inferior rank', from Latin sub- 'below' + ordinare 'ordain'
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