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Subordinate Means 重点词汇 Adj 下级的 反 Superior N

Front subordinate
Pron [sə'bɔːrdɪnət]
Back 【SUBORDINATE】
A clerk in a business occupies subordinate position to that of the owner.
职员在一个事业中占有的地位低于老板。
【重点词汇】
subordinate 1. adj. 下级的 反: superior 2. n. 属下
【SUBORDINATE】
A good leader is the one that is respected by his subordinates.
好的领导者是受属下尊敬的。
【重点词汇】
subordinate 1. adj. 下级的 反: superior 2. n. 属下
Vocab
subordinatean assistant subject to the authority or control of another

Subordinate means putting one thing below another––a subordinate is someone who works for someone else, and to subordinate means to place or rank one thing below another. "We subordinate our desire for popcorn to our desire to keep watching the movie."

The ordinate part of subordinate refers to an ordering of things, and sub- means "lower." "In the army, a private is subordinate to an officer, whether that officer is his direct commander or not." When it's a noun or adjective, the word is pronounced "suh-BOR-duh-nit," and when it's a verb, "suh-BOR-duh-nate."

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