lower in rank or position
下级的,级别低的
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his subordinate officers .他的下属官员。
of less or secondary importance
次要的,第二位的
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in adventure stories, character must be subordinate to action .在惊险故事中,人物必须让位于情节。
a person under the authority or control of another within an organization
部属,下级。
[with obj.]treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else
使成为次要,使居于第二位
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practical considerations were subordinated to political expediency .为了政治上的权宜之计,现实的考虑被放在了次要地位。
make subservient to or dependent on something else
使隶属,使服从。
"late Middle English: from medieval Latin