| 释义 |
sub·alternate
I. \(|)səb+\ adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin subalternatus, past participle of subalternare to subordinate, from Late Latin subalternus subordinate
1. : inferior in quality or status : subordinate
< a subalternate art >
< a study subalternate to his earlier work >
2. [sub- + alternate] : nearly alternate but with a tendency to become opposite
< the secondary lateral veins of a pinnate leaf are often subalternate >
• sub·alternately \“+\ adverb
II. noun
: a particular logical proposition that follows by immediate inference from a universal one of like quality and identical terms |