1590s "to banish, send into exile," from Latin relegatus, past participle of relegare "remove, dismiss, banish, send away, schedule, put aside," from re- "back" (see re-) + legare "send with a commission" (see legate). Meaning "place in a position of inferiority" is recorded from 1790. Related: Relegated; relegating; relegable.
实用例句
1. Some scientists relegate parapsychology to the sphere of quackery.
一些科学家把灵学归类到骗术范围.
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2. Might it not be better to relegate the King to a purely ceremonial function?
让国王变成纯粹发挥典礼仪式上象征作用的元首会不会更好？
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3. This support energy does not by any relegate 2 s to subordinate positions.
这种支持的能量不会贬低2到下属地位.
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4. We shall relegate this problem to the organizing committee.
我们将把这个问题委托组织委员会处理.
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5. She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues.
