Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #6201
subordinate
使…从属；使…居于次要地位；把…看得不重要
核心释义
To make subservient or secondary; to treat or rank as less important.
- 1.
使服从或次要
To make subservient or secondary.
- 2.
将某人视为价值或重要性较低
To treat (someone) as of less value or importance.
- 3.
视为次要或价值较低
rank or order as less important or consider of less value
使服从或次要；将某人视为价值或重要性较低；视为次要或价值较低；使居下位；使服从
用法In use
The manager subordinated her own interests to the needs of the team.
用法提示：此处 subordinate 是及物动词过去式，表示“把……看得不如……重要”。
In his report, he subordinated the financial risks to the potential benefits.
用法提示：此处 subordinate 是及物动词过去式，表示“将……置于次要地位”。
She refused to subordinate her personal values to the company's demands.
用法提示：此处 subordinate 是及物动词不定式，表示“使……从属于……”。
Art is sometimes subordinated to Science in these schools
subordinate sth to sth
常用结构，表示把某事物置于次要地位。
She subordinated her own wishes to the needs of her family.
她把自己的愿望置于家人的需要之下。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- subordinate something to something
- 把…置于…之下；使…从属于…
- He was willing to subordinate his own interests to the needs of the team.他愿意把自己的利益置于团队的需要之下。
- subordinate oneself to someone/something
- 使自己服从于…；甘心居于…之下
- She refused to subordinate herself to the committee's decisions.她拒绝让自己服从委员会的决定。
- subordinate one's personal needs to ...
- 把个人需求放在…之后
- Parents often subordinate their personal needs to their children's welfare.父母常常把个人需求放在孩子的幸福之后。
- subordinate individual goals to group goals
- 使个人目标服从集体目标
- In a team sport, players must subordinate individual goals to group goals.
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 sub（下）+ ordinate（排序）→ 排在下面，即“使从属、使次要”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、workplace hierarchy 该义项为动词，通常用于正式或书面语境，表示“使从属”或“使居于次要地位”，在职场、学术等正式场合比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，常用搭配 subordinate A to B（使A从属于B）
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
coordinate (verb) rhymes with subordinate: both have the stressed /ˈɔrdə/ + /neɪt/ sequence. The other -inate words (originate, terminate, contaminate, culminate) keep the final /neɪt/ but carry stress on a different syllable, so they look alike without rhyming. Beware insubordinate: it is spelled like -ordinate but pronounced /ˌɪnsəˈbɔrdənət/ with final /nət/, not /neɪt/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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