"relegate to" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 降級到
• 貶為

Definition

把某人或某物降到較低的位置、等級或地位，通常用於認為某事變得不那麼重要或不太理想。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Relegate to” 多用於正式或學術場合，常帶有負面意涵，如被降級、降職或被邊緣化（如 “relegated to the background”）。不要和 “delegate”（委派）搞混。

Examples

After the manager returned, Jane was relegated to her old position.

經理回來後，珍被**降級到**她原來的職位。

Many tasks were relegated to the interns.

許多任務被**分配給**實習生。

The broken toys were relegated to the storage room.

壞掉的玩具被**丟到**儲藏室了。

He felt frustrated after being relegated to handling only paperwork.

被**降級到**只處理文書工作後，他感到很沮喪。

Despite her talent, she was often relegated to the background during meetings.

儘管她很有才華，但在會議中她經常被**邊緣化**。

With the new system, older computers will be relegated to backup use only.

有了新系統，舊電腦將只被**降級為**備份用。