[with obj.]take away (a number or amount) from another to calculate the difference 减,减去 subtract 43 from 60. 60减去43。 ■take away (something) from something else so as to decrease the size, number, or amount 减少,删减 programs were added and subtracted as called for. 节目按要求进行了增删。
派生 subtracter noun subtractive adjective 语源
mid 16th cent.: from Latin subtract- 'drawn away', from sub- 'from below' + trahere 'to draw'