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.).
雙語例句
1. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
這是一種形象勝于語言的藝術。
來自柯林斯例句
2. Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
過去女人被認為是從屬于自由民的。
來自柯林斯例句
3. In many societies women are subordinate to men.
在許多社會中，婦女都從屬于男人。
來自《權威詞典》
4. The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
這句中有一個主句和一個從句.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
5. All other considerations are subordinate to our need for steady profits.