| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•sume /səbˈsum/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], -sumed, -sum•ing. - to consider or include (an idea, term, etc.) as being part of a more general one:You can subsume vegetables, meats, and grains under the broader category of food.
See -sum-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024sub•sume (səb so̅o̅m′),USA pronunciation v.t., -sumed, -sum•ing. - to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
- to bring (a case, instance, etc.) under a rule.
- to take up into a more inclusive classification.
- Medieval Latin subsūmere, equivalent. to Latin sub- sub- + sūmere to take; see consume
- 1525–35
|