subordinate

pronunciation

UK [səˈbɔːdɪnət , səˈbɔːdɪneɪt]word uk audio image

US [səˈbɔːrdɪnət , səˈbɔːrdɪneɪt] word us audio image

  • adj.
    级别或职位较低的
    下级的
    次要的
    附属的
  • n.
    部属
    部下,下级
  • vt.
    使…居下位,使在次级
    使服从
    使从属

Word Origin

subordinate 隶属的,从属的

sub-,在下,-ordin,安排,顺序,词源同 order,ordinary.引申词义隶属的,从属的。

Example

1. You criticize a subordinate in public .
你在公共场合批评下属。
2. Both parties did indeed call the affair between boss and subordinate consensual .
两方实际上都声称发生在老板和下属之前的事情都是双方自愿的。
3. As his only subordinate , I argued that I should be appointed deputy chief economist .
作为他唯一的下属,我提出,我应该被任命为副首席经济学家。
4. He wasn 't charged in the case , but a subordinate was sentenced for conspiracy to commit murder .
他在此案中未受到指控,但他的一位下属因合谋杀人而被判刑。
5. Godbee 's predecessor was forced to resign in 2010 after complaints surfaced about a relationship with his subordinate .
戈德比的前任因与下属的不正当关系浮出水面,于2010年被迫辞职。

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