subordination
noun /səˌbɔːdɪˈneɪʃn/
/səˌbɔːrdɪˈneɪʃn/
[uncountable] (formal)- subordination (of somebody/something) (to somebody/something) the act of treating somebody/something as less important than somebody/something else
把…置于次要地位;使从属于 - the subordination of women
女性的从属地位 - They challenge the subordination of social needs to the profits of big business.
他们挑战社会需求服从大企业的利润。
- the subordination of women