subdirectory
/ˈsʌbdərektəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌbdərektəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌsəb-də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rē -dī-/ (ame, mw)
subdirectory — noun
1. a folder stored inside another folder on a computer system, allowing files to be
a folder stored inside another folder on a computer system, allowing files to be arranged into smaller groups
Kemi created a subdirectory called 'photos' inside her Documents folder.
subdirectory + called + [name] pattern
The installer placed all the library files into a subdirectory named 'lib'.
passive: placed into a subdirectory named
Each client project has its own subdirectory under the main workspace folder.
Aaron moved the old reports into a subdirectory called 'archived'.
Sofia sorted her research files into subdirectories, one for each chapter of her thesis.
- subfolder
more common in everyday use, especially on Windows and Mac systems
- child directory
more formal; used in file-system documentation and programming contexts
- parent directory
the directory that contains the subdirectory, one level up in the hierarchy
文法句型
subdirectory + called/named + [name]
subdirectory + under/in + [parent directory]
用法筆記
Commonly used alongside 'directory' and 'folder'; 'subfolder' is a near-synonym preferred in graphical user interfaces.