[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
late Middle English (in the sense 'send into exile'): from Latin relegat- 'sent away, referred', from the verb relegare, from re- 'again' + legare 'send'