subdirectory

/ˈsʌbdərektəri/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsʌbdərektəri/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌsəb-də-ˈrek-t(ə-)rē -dī-/ (ame, mw)

subdirectory — 名詞

1. a folder stored inside another folder on a computer system, allowing files to be

1.名詞B2
釋義

子目錄

存放於另一目錄下的電腦目錄

a folder stored inside another folder on a computer system, allowing files to be arranged into smaller groups

例句

Kemi created a subdirectory called 'photos' inside her Documents folder.

Kemi 在她的 Documents 資料夾裡建立了一個名為「photos」的子目錄。

subdirectory + called + [name] pattern

The installer placed all the library files into a subdirectory named 'lib'.

安裝程式將所有程式庫檔案放入一個名為「lib」的子目錄中。

passive: placed into a subdirectory named

同義詞
  • subfolder

    more common in everyday use, especially on Windows and Mac systems

  • child directory

    more formal; used in file-system documentation and programming contexts

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

❌I saved the file in a subdirectory called backup.' (no article before 'backup' as a name)
✅I saved the file in a subdirectory called "backup".
💡When providing the name of a subdirectory, use quotes or a capital letter to mark it as a proper name.