subdivide
verb [transitive, often passive, intransitive]Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they subdivide | |
he / she / it subdivides | |
past simple subdivided | |
past participle subdivided | |
-ing form subdividing |
- subdivide (something) (into something)
to divide something into smaller parts; to be divided into smaller parts (被)再分割,再分 Each of the chapters is subdivided into several double-page spreads. 每一章又被細分爲幾個跨頁。 The bibliography is arranged in period sections, subdivided by subject. 參考書目被安排在時間段,按主題細分。 The second question also subdivides into two further questions. 第二個問題還細分爲兩個進一步的問題。
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin subdividere (see sub-, divide).