relegate

relegate
verb
  1. [with obj.]consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position
    把…降级;把…置于次要地位
    they aim to prevent women from being relegated to a secondary role.
    他们的目的是防止妇女被置于次要地位。
    ■(Brit.)(一般作 be relegated)transfer (a sports team) to a lower division of a league
    (英)把(球队)降级
    United were relegated to division two.
    联队被降为乙级队。
派生
relegation
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'send into exile'): from Latin relegat- 'sent away, referred', from the verb relegare, from re- 'again' + legare 'send'
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