Putting one thing under another in importance or authority — the noun for treating something as the lesser of two. Two main uses.

Putting one thing under another in importance or authority把一個東西放在另一個之下（不論是重要性還是權力上）——這就是subordination（從屬）的意思 the noun for treating something as the lesser of two也就是把某樣東西當成兩者中比較次要那個的名詞 Two main uses主要有兩種用法

First, the general one: the subordination of profit to safety means safety comes first and profit second. It often appears in this 'the subordination of X to Y' pattern, and it usually signals a deliberate choice about priorities.

First第一種 the general one比較一般的用法 the subordination of profit to safety means safety comes first and profit second「subordination of profit to safety」意思是安全優先、利潤其次 It often appears in this 'the subordination of X to Y' pattern它常常出現在「the subordination of X to Y」這種句型裡 and it usually signals a deliberate choice about priorities而且通常代表一個刻意做出的優先順序選擇

Second, the organisational one: subordination is the state of being under someone's authority in a hierarchy, so armies, companies, and governments talk about chains of command and subordination to civilian control. From this comes *insubordination*, which is the offence of refusing to obey a superior — you will meet that word far more often in daily life than the positive one.

Second第二種 the organisational one比較組織性的用法 subordination is the state of being under someone's authority in a hierarchysubordination指的是在階層裡處於某人權威之下的狀態 so armies, companies, and governments talk about chains of command and subordination to civilian control所以軍隊、公司、政府會談指揮鏈和對文人統治的subordination From this comes *insubordination*由此衍生出*insubordination* which is the offence of refusing to obey a superior也就是拒絕服從上級的過錯 you will meet that word far more often in daily life than the positive one你在日常生活裡遇到這個字的機會遠比正面的那個字多

Social and political writers use the word in a third, critical way, about groups: the subordination of women, the subordination of one ethnic group to another. There it is an accusation, naming an unjust structure rather than a neutral arrangement.

Social and political writers社會與政治評論者 use the word in a third, critical way, about groups會用這個字的第三種、比較批判的意思，來談群體 the subordination of women, the subordination of one ethnic group to another像是女性的subordination、或某個族群對另一個族群的subordination There it is an accusation在這種用法裡它是一種指控 naming an unjust structure指的是一個不公平的結構 rather than a neutral arrangement而不是一個中立的安排

Grammar has its own quiet use: a subordinate clause is one that depends on the main clause, and *subordination* names that relationship — the opposite of coordination.

Grammar has its own quiet use文法裡也有它安靜的用法 a subordinate clause is one that depends on the main clause從屬子句就是依附在主要子句下的子句 and *subordination* names that relationship而*subordination*就是指這種關係 the opposite of coordination相對於coordination對等連接

It is a formal word throughout; nobody says it at dinner.

It is a formal word throughout這整個字都很正式 nobody says it at dinner沒有人會在吃飯時講這個字