subordinates
subordinates — 名詞
1. people in a workplace, military unit, or similar organization whose positions ar
下屬
組織中職位低於你的人
people in a workplace, military unit, or similar organization whose positions are below yours and who take directions from you.
Felix asked two subordinates to check the fire doors before lunch.
Felix 要兩名下屬在午餐前檢查防火門。
ask subordinates to + verb
During the flood response, Mira trusted her subordinates to deliver medicine by boat.
在那場水災應變中，Mira 信任自己的下屬搭船去送藥。
trust subordinates with a task
The colonel praised his subordinates after the night exercise in the forest.
上校在森林夜間演習後稱讚了自己的下屬。
At the bakery, Christopher knows each of his subordinates by name.
在那家麵包店裡，Christopher 叫得出每一位下屬的名字。
- staff
broader and more neutral; it does not itself show lower rank
- juniors
shorter and less formal, often used inside a company or school
- underlings
more negative and suggests low status or little respect
文法句型
speak to your subordinates
trust your subordinates
praise your subordinates
用法筆記
Usually appears in formal talk about organizations or chains of command. Distinguish it from sense 2, which is a technical word-study meaning rather than a workplace one.
常見錯誤
2. words whose meanings fit inside the meaning of a broader category word.
下位詞
意義隸屬於較廣義詞的詞
words whose meanings fit inside the meaning of a broader category word.
In class, Eri learned that 'rose' and 'lily' are subordinates of 'flower'.
在課堂上，Eri 學到「rose」和「lily」都是「flower」的下位詞。
subordinates of a broader category word
The dictionary lists 'violin' and 'drum' as subordinates of 'instrument'.
這本字典把「violin」和「drum」列為「instrument」的下位詞。
When Tariro sorted animal names, 'sparrow' and 'eagle' became subordinates of 'bird'.
Tariro 整理動物名稱時，把「sparrow」和「eagle」歸成「bird」的下位詞。
During the lesson, Indra wrote several subordinates of 'vehicle' on the board.
上課時，Indra 在白板上寫下了幾個「vehicle」的下位詞。
- superordinates
broader category words that include the meanings of narrower ones
文法句型
subordinates of + word
list subordinates under + category
用法筆記
This sense belongs to semantics and classification. Distinguish it from sense 1, where subordinates are people rather than words.
常見錯誤
subordinates — 動詞
- subordinatespresent simple I / you / we / they
- subordinateses3rd person singular
- subordinatesing-ing form
- subordinatesedpast simple
1. puts a person, idea, or activity into a lower place by treating it as less impor
降為次要
把某事放到較不重要的位置
puts a person, idea, or activity into a lower place by treating it as less important than something else.
The mayor subordinates park repairs to road projects in every budget plan.
那位市長在每一次預算計畫裡都把公園修繕降為次要，優先做道路工程。
subordinates X to Y
Yara never subordinates patient safety to speed in the clinic.
Yara 在診所裡絕不把病人安全降為次要來換取速度。
The film subordinates dialogue to music during the final chase scene.
這部電影在最後追逐戲裡把對白降為次要，讓音樂主導氣氛。
The school subordinates art classes to test scores every spring.
那所學校每到春天都把藝術課降為次要，轉而看重考試分數。
- demotes
often focuses on lowering rank rather than lowering importance
- downgrades
suggests moving something to a lower level or priority
- subjects
stresses putting something under another power or rule
- prioritizes
treats something as more important than competing concerns
- elevates
raises something to a higher place or status
文法句型
subordinates + noun phrase + to + noun phrase
用法筆記
The usual pattern is subordinate someone or something to another priority, goal, or authority. It often appears in criticism of a decision or policy.