underling
underling — 名詞
- underlingsingular
- underlingsplural
1. a worker in a low position who must take orders from people with more power in t
下屬；手下
地位低、聽命辦事的人
a worker in a low position who must take orders from people with more power in the same organization.
The director sent two underlings to carry the boxes downstairs.
主任派兩名下屬把箱子搬到樓下。
send underlings to do a task in a power chain
At the county office, Lucía was treated like an underling by senior staff.
在郡公所裡，Lucía 常被資深同事當成手下使喚。
treat someone like an underling - shows low status
Christopher refused to bark orders at his underlings during the night shift.
Christopher 不肯在夜班時對自己的下屬大聲發號施令。
The general trusted a young underling to deliver the message safely.
那位將軍信任一名年輕下屬去把那份訊息安全送達。
trust an underling to deliver something in the chain of command
Hui complained that every mistake was blamed on the underlings.
Hui 抱怨每次出錯都怪到這些下屬頭上。
- send an underling
- treat someone like an underling
- loyal underlings
- his underlings
- subordinate
More neutral and formal; commonly used in workplace or military structures
- assistant
Usually a neutral support role and does not automatically suggest low status
- lackey
Much more negative and implies eager, shameful obedience
- minion
Strongly negative and often sounds theatrical or humorous
文法句型
an underling in + organization
boss + underlings
treat someone like an underling
用法筆記
Often slightly disapproving and usually used by someone describing a power structure from the outside. For a neutral workplace title, words like 'employee' or 'staff member' are usually more natural.