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Subordination Relations Means Gestures Military Insubordination 英 Səˌbɔːdɪ'Neɪʃn] 美

英语单词 subordination
英美音标 英 [səˌbɔːdɪ'neɪʃn] 美 [səˌbɔːdɪ'neɪʃn]
中文释义 n.放置在下级;隶属;次等
英语例句 (1) Procuratorial agencies may not have any subordination relations or other interest relations with administrative organs and other State organs.
中文例句 (1) 招标代理机构与行政机关和其他国家机关不得存在隶属关系或者其他利益关系。
vocabulary简明 Subordination means lowering. In animal packs, gestures of subordination include staying low and making gestures of play. In the military, one shows subordination by saluting first.
vocabulary扩展 You are more likely to be familiar with the opposite of subordination, insubordination. In the military, acts of insubordination means refusing to follow your superior and is a punishable crime. The 1920s finalized the subordination of investigations into ESP and the like. They were discredited and stopped being investigated by mainstream scientists.

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