释义 |
sub·alternation \“+\ noun Etymology: Medieval Latin subalternation-, subalternatio, from subalternatus (past participle of subalternare to subordinate) + Latin -ion-, -io -ion 1. : the quality or state of being subalternate : succession by turns : subordination 2. : the relation of a logical subalternate to a superaltern — see opposition 2a(2) |