| 单词 | subaltern |
| 释义 | subaltern (once / 2379 pages) nadj A subaltern is someone with a low ranking in a social, political, or other hierarchy. It can also mean someone who has been marginalized or oppressed. From the Latin roots sub- ("below"), and alternus ("all others"), subaltern is used to describe someone of a low rank (as in the military) or class (as in a caste system). Subalterns occupy entry-level jobs or occupy a lower rung of the "corporate ladder." But the term is also used to describe someone who has no political or economic power, such as a poor person living under a dictatorship. WORD FAMILYsubaltern: subalterns USAGE EXAMPLES“I bet I am more than a subaltern,” said fire Wart, “if I am a merlin.” T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) To help the war effort, at eighteen, she donned overalls to train as a military truck driver and mechanic, as Second Subaltern Elizabeth Windsor. The New Yorker(Jul 05, 2016) Her recent marriage to the Tennessean John Henry Eaton, Jackson’s longtime subaltern, and new secretary of war, catapulted her to national visibility. Salon(Mar 16, 2015) 1n a British commissioned army officer below the rank of captain Hyper commissioned military officer a commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marine Corps 2adj inferior in rank or status Syn junior-grade, lower-ranking, lowly, petty, secondary junior younger; lower in rank; shorter in length of tenure or service |
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