subordinate 音标拼音: [səb'ɔrdən
, et] [səb'ɔrdənət]
n . 属下,附属物
a . 下级的,次要的,附属的
vt . 使居下位,使服从
属下,附属物下级的,次要的,附属的使居下位,使服从
subordinate adj 1 :
lower in rank or importance [
synonym : {
subordinate }, {
low -
level }] [
ant : {
dominant }]
2 :
subject or submissive to authority or the control of another ;
"
a subordinate kingdom " [
ant : {
insubordinate }]
3 : (
of a clause )
unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence ; "
a subordinate (
or dependent )
clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence "
[
synonym : {
dependent }, {
subordinate }] [
ant : {
independent },
{
main (
a )}]
n 1 :
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another [
synonym : {
subordinate }, {
subsidiary }, {
underling }, {
foot soldier }]
2 :
a word that is more specific than a given word [
synonym :
{
hyponym }, {
subordinate }, {
subordinate word }]
v 1 :
rank or order as less important or consider of less value ;
"
Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools "
2 :
make subordinate ,
dependent ,
or subservient ; "
Our wishes have to be subordinated to that of our ruler " [
synonym : {
subordinate },
{
subdue }]
Subordinate \
Sub *
or "
di *
nate \,
n .
One who stands in order or rank below another ; --
distinguished from a principal . --
Milton .
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1913 Webster ]
Subordinate \
Sub *
or "
di *
nate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Subordinated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Subordinating }.]
1 .
To place in a lower order or class ;
to make or consider as of less value or importance ;
as ,
to subordinate one creature to another .
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2 .
To make subject ;
to subject or subdue ;
as ,
to subordinate the passions to reason .
[
1913 Webster ] -- {
Sub *
or "
di *
nate *
ly },
adv . --
{
Sub *
or "
di *
nate *
ness },
n .
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1913 Webster ]
Subordinate \
Sub *
or "
di *
nate \,
a . [
Pref .
sub L .
ordinatus ,
p .
p .
of ordinare to set in order ,
to arrange .
See {
Ordain }.]
1 .
Placed in a lower order ,
class ,
or rank ;
holding a lower or inferior position .
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The several kinds and subordinate species of each are easily distinguished . --
Woodward .
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2 .
Inferior in order ,
nature ,
dignity ,
power ,
importance ,
or the like .
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It was subordinate ,
not enslaved ,
to the understanding . --
South .
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Dependent \
De *
pend "
ent \,
a . [
L .
dependens , -
entis ,
p .
pr .
dependere .
See {
Depend },
and cf . {
Dependant }.]
1 .
Hanging down ;
as ,
a dependent bough or leaf .
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2 .
Relying on ,
or subject to ,
something else for support ;
not able to exist ,
or sustain itself ,
or to perform anything ,
without the will ,
power ,
or aid of something else ;
not self -
sustaining ;
subordinate ; --
often with on or upon ;
as ,
dependent on God ;
dependent upon friends .
Opposite of {
independent }. [
Narrower terms : {
interdependent ,
mutualist ,
mutually beneficial }; {
parasitic ,
parasitical ,
leechlike ,
bloodsucking }; {
subordinate }; {
underage };
{
myrmecophilous }; {
symbiotic }]
Also See : {
unfree }.
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England ,
long dependent and degraded ,
was again a power of the first rank . --
Macaulay .
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3 .
conditional ;
contingent or conditioned .
Opposite of {
unconditional }.
Syn :
qualified .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
4 .
addicted to drugs .
Syn :
addicted ,
dependent ,
drug -
addicted ,
hooked ,
strung -
out .
[
WordNet 1 .
5 ]
{
Dependent covenant }
or {
Dependent contract } (
Law ),
one not binding until some connecting stipulation is performed .
{
Dependent variable } (
Math .),
a varying quantity whose changes are arbitrary ,
but are regarded as produced by changes in another variable ,
which is called the {
independent variable }.
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1913 Webster ]
125 Moby Thesaurus words for "
subordinate ":
accessory ,
adjuvant ,
aide ,
assistant ,
assort ,
auxiliary ,
below ,
beneath ,
bolt ,
categorize ,
classify ,
client ,
cog ,
collate ,
collateral ,
common ,
commonality ,
commonalty ,
contributory ,
creature ,
demeaning ,
dependent ,
deprive of freedom ,
disadvantaged ,
disenfranchise ,
disfranchise ,
divide ,
dominate ,
employee ,
enslave ,
enthrall ,
feudal ,
feudatory ,
flunky ,
follower ,
gradate ,
grade ,
group ,
hanger -
on ,
helper ,
hireling ,
hoi polloi ,
hold captive ,
hold down ,
hold in bondage ,
hold in captivity ,
hold in leash ,
hold in subjection ,
homager ,
humble ,
in the shade ,
inferior ,
infra dig ,
junior ,
keep down ,
keep under ,
lackey ,
lead captive ,
less ,
lesser ,
liege ,
liege man ,
lightweight ,
low ,
lower ,
lower class ,
lower orders ,
lowly ,
make dependent ,
masses ,
minion ,
minor ,
modest ,
myrmidon ,
next to ,
ordinary ,
pawn ,
peon ,
peonize ,
poor relation ,
rank ,
retainer ,
riddle ,
right -
hand man ,
satellite ,
screen ,
scrub ,
second fiddle ,
second rank ,
second string ,
secondary ,
separate ,
serf ,
servant ,
servile ,
sieve ,
sift ,
size ,
slave ,
sort ,
sort out ,
staffer ,
stooge ,
sub ,
subaltern ,
subject ,
subjugate ,
subordinate to ,
subservient ,
subsidiary ,
supplementary ,
take captive ,
third rank ,
third string ,
third stringer ,
tributary ,
under ,
underling ,
underprivileged ,
understrapper ,
vassal ,
vassalize ,
vulgar ,
yeoman ,
yes -
man
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