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relegate

英 ['relɪgeɪt] 美 ['rɛlɪɡet]

解释

vt. 把降低到；归入；提交

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中文词源

relegate 降级，贬职

re-,向后，往回，-leg,送出，词源同 legate,delegate.引申词义降级，贬职。

英文词源

relegate (v.): 1590s "to banish, send into exile," from Latin relegatus, past participle of relegare "remove, dismiss, banish, send away, schedule, put aside," from re- "back" (see re-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate). Meaning "place in a position of inferiority" is recorded from 1790. Related: Relegated; relegating; relegable.

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例句和用法

1. Some scientists relegate parapsychology to the sphere of quackery.: 一些科学家把灵学归类到骗术范围.

2. Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?: 让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好？

3. This support energy does not by any relegate 2 s to subordinate positions.: 这种支持的能量不会贬低2到下属地位.

4. We shall relegate this problem to the organizing committee.: 我们将把这个问题委托组织委员会处理.

5. She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues.: 她总是把困难的问题推给她同事.