Subject



GRE 蓝宝 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 受支配的人, 隶属
• ［类］ 反义词: potentate ( 当权者)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English suget, subget, from Anglo-French, from Latin subjectus one under authority & subjectum subject of a proposition, from masculine & neuter respectively of subjectus, past participle of subicere to subject, literally, to throw under, from sub- + jacere to throw — more at jet
• Date: 14th century
• 1. one that is placed under authority or control: as
  • a. vassal
  • b.
    • (1) one subject to a monarch and governed by the monarch's law
    • (2) one who lives in the territory of, enjoys the protection of, and owes allegiance to a sovereign power or state
• 2.
  • a. that of which a quality, attribute, or relation may be affirmed or in which it may inhere
  • b. substratum; especially material or essential substance
  • c. the mind, ego, or agent of whatever sort that sustains or assumes the form of thought or consciousness
• 3.
  • a. a department of knowledge or learning
  • b. motive, cause
  • c.
    • (1) one that is acted on <the helpless subject of their cruelty>
    • (2) an individual whose reactions or responses are studied
    • (3) a dead body for anatomical study and dissection
  • d.
    • (1) something concerning which something is said or done <the subject of the essay>
    • (2) something represented or indicated in a work of art
  • e.
    • (1) the term of a logical proposition that denotes the entity of which something is affirmed or denied; also the entity denoted
    • (2) a word or word group denoting that of which something is predicated
  • f. the principal melodic phrase on which a musical composition or movement is based
• Synonyms: see citizen
• ? subjectless adjective

II. adjective

• Date: 14th century
• 1. owing obedience or allegiance to the power or dominion of another
• 2.
  • a. suffering a particular liability or exposure <subject to temptation>
  • b. having a tendency or inclination ; prone <subject to colds>
• 3. contingent on or under the influence of some later action <the plan is subject to discussion>
• Synonyms: see liable

III. transitive verb

• Date: 14th century
• 1.
  • ［b］［c dark

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