subject

adjective · noun · verbB1

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Tính từ

adjective
Comparative
more subject
Superlative
most subject
  1. 1.

    Likely to be affected by or to experience something; liable.

    a country subject to extreme heat

    Menu listings and prices are subject to change.

    He's subject to sneezing fits.

  2. 2.

    Conditional upon something; used with to.

    The local board sets local policy, subject to approval from the State Board.

  3. 3.

    Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower situation.

  4. 4.

    Placed under the power of another; owing allegiance to a particular sovereign or state.

    , Book I Esau was never subject to Jacob.

Danh từ

noun
Plural noun:
subjects
  1. 1.

    (grammar) The noun, pronoun or noun phrase about whom the statement is made. In active clauses with verbs denoting an action, the subject is the actor. In clauses in the passive voice the subject is the target of the action.

    In the active sentence ‘The cat ate the mouse’, ‘the cat’ is the subject and ‘the mouse’ is the object.

    In the passive sentence ‘the mouse was eaten by the cat’, ‘the mouse’ is the subject even though it is the target (patient) of the action, and ‘the cat’ is the agent.

  2. 2.

    By faulty generalisation from a clause's grammatical subject often being coinstantiated with one: an actor or agent; one who takes action.

    the subjects and objects of power

  3. 3.

    The main topic of a paper, work of art, discussion, field of study, etc.

  4. 4.

    A particular area of study.

    Her favorite subject is physics.

  5. 5.

    A citizen in a monarchy.

    I am a British subject.

  6. 6.

    A person ruled over by another, especially a monarch or state authority.

  7. 7.

    (music) The main theme or melody, especially in a fugue.

  8. 8.

    A human, animal, or an inanimate object that is being examined, treated, analysed, etc; especially, one being studied in a scientific experiment, such as a clinical trial.

    human subject research

    animal subjects

  9. 9.

    (philosophy) A being that has subjective experiences, subjective consciousness, or a relationship with another entity.

  10. 10.

    (logic) That of which something is stated.

  11. 11.

    (mathematics) The variable in terms of which an expression is defined.

    Making x the subject of x² − 6x + 3y = 0, we have x = 3 ± √(9 − 3y).

Động từ

verb
V_es/s
subjects
V_ing/Gerund
subjecting
V_ed/pp
subjected
  1. 1.

    (transitive)(transitive, construed with to) To cause (someone or something) to undergo a particular experience, especially one that is unpleasant or unwanted.

    I came here to buy souvenirs, not to be subjected to a tirade of abuse!

  2. 2.

    (transitive)To make subordinate or subservient; to subdue or enslave; to subjugate.

Từ liên quan

Đồng nghĩa

mattertopicdiscussion matter, topic

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Cùng gốc / liên quan

subjectnessunsubjectfee simple subject to condition subsequentfee simple subject to executory interestfee simple subject to executory limitationvested remainder subject to openobjectpredicate

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Nguồn gốc từ

ine-pro From Middle English subget, from Old French suget, from Latin subiectus (lying under or near, adjacent, also subject, exposed), as a noun, subiectus (a subject, an inferior), subiectum (the subject of a proposition), past participle of subiciō (throw, lay, place), from sub (under, at the foot of) + iaciō (throw, hurl), as a calque of Ancient Greek ὑποκείμενον.

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