mid-15c., "having an inferior rank," from Medieval Latin subordinatus "placed in a lower order, made subject," past participle of subordinare "place in a lower order," from Latin sub "under" (see sub-) + ordinare "arrange, set in order" (see ordain). Related: Subordinance; subordinant; subordinately. For "of or pertaining to the classificatory rank of a suborder," subordinal (1842) is used.
subordinate (v.)
"to bring into a subordinate position to something else, to make of less value, to make auxiliary or dependent," 1590s, from Medieval Latin subordinatus (see subordinate (adj.)). Related: Subordinated; subordinating.
subordinate (n.)
"one inferior in power, rank, office, etc.," 1630s, from subordinate (adj.).
例文
1. It was an art in which words were subordinate to images.
言葉よりもイメージの方が優れているアートです。
2.Women were regarded as subordinate to free men.
かつて女性は自由民に従属していたと考えられていた。
3.In many societies women are subordinate to men.
多くの社会では、女性は男性に従属しています。
4.The sentence consists of a main clause and a subordinate clause.
この文には主文と従属文があります。
5.All other considerations are subordinate to our need for steady profits.