subjugate
- vt.
- 征服,使服从,抑制,克制
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演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 subiugat
- 源自 ←拉丁语 subiugātus
- 源自 ←原始印欧语 *yewg- “to tie together, join, yoke”
原始词根
词源说明
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English subiugat(e), subjugat(e) (“made submissive; obedient”), the past participle of subiugaten, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”), the perfect passive participle of subiugō, subjugō (“to make subject, subjugate”), from sub- (prefix meaning ‘under’) + iugō, jugō (“to join; to yoke”) (from iugum (“collar for a horse; yoke for cattle”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *yewg- (“to tie together, join, yoke”)) + -ō (suffix forming regular first-conjugation verbs)). Doublet of yoke.
The noun is derived from the adjective.
释义(英文)
- Forced into submission; subjugated.
- (rare) A person forced into submission; a subject.
词族
2词源 2
演变路径(由近及远)
- 英语
- 继承自 ←中古英语 subiugate
- 源自 ←拉丁语 subiugātus
词源说明
From Late Middle English subiugate, subjugaten (“to conquer; to subdue”), from Latin subiugātus, subjugātus (“subjugated”): see further at etymology 1. The verb is attested slightly later than the adjective.