Word · Frequency #25251
subaltern
下级的；地位较低的；（尤指军官）低于上尉的
lower in rank or position; junior, especially of an officer below the rank of captain
- 1.
Of a lower rank or position; inferior or secondary; especially (military) ranking as a junior officer, below the rank of captain.
较低等级或地位的；次要的；尤其指军衔低于上尉的初级军官
- 2.
Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a related proposition.
仅断言相关命题的一部分
- 3.
inferior in rank or status
地位或等级较低的
只断定相关命题部分内容的；较低等级或地位的；次要的；尤其指军衔低于上尉的初级军官；仅断言相关命题的一部分；地位或等级较低的；下级的
In use
The subaltern officers gathered in the yard to receive their orders.
She took a subaltern role in the project, helping the team leader with routine tasks.
In the firm’s hierarchy, her position was subaltern to that of the manager.
Connections
Collocations
- subaltern studies
- 底层研究；属下研究
- Subaltern studies challenges traditional colonial history.底层研究挑战了传统的殖民历史。
- subaltern classes
- 底层阶级；下层阶级
- The article analyzes the resistance of subaltern classes to state power.这篇文章分析了底层阶级对国家权力的抵抗。
- subaltern voice
- 底层的声音；边缘群体的声音
- The project records the subaltern voice of migrant workers.该项目记录了农民工这一底层群体的声音。
- subaltern officer
- 低级军官；尉官（低于上尉）
- He served as a subaltern officer in the infantry.他曾是一名步兵中的低级军官。
- subaltern status
- 从属地位；较低地位
- She was frustrated by her subaltern status in the department.她对自己在部门中的从属地位感到沮丧。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 sub（下方）和 alternate（交替）拼在一起：交替排序时总在下面，便是较低等级、次要的；常指低于上尉的军官。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：academic writing、military history、formal documents subaltern 是比较正式的用语，通常出现在学术、历史或军事相关的书面语境中，日常口语很少使用；在军事上指低于上尉的军衔，在学术中也可表示地位较低或从属的含义。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有列出与 subaltern（/səbˈɒːltən/）完全押韵的词，因为常用词中缺少 /ˈɒːltən/ 这一韵脚。alter 和 falter 在重读音节上有相同的 /ɒːl/，但以 /tə/ 收尾，与 /tən/ 不同；alternate、alternative 拼写类似，但重音在 /tɜːn/ 上；external、internal 的 -ternal 拼写相近，但读 /tɜːnəl/。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.