ancillary
英 [?n's?l?r?]
美['?ns?l?ri]
- adj. 輔助的；副的；從屬的
- n. 助手；附件
GRE擴展詞匯
中文詞源
ancillary 輔助的
來自拉丁詞ancilla, 女工，助理。來自前綴ambi-, 兩，周圍。詞根kel, 轉(zhuǎn)，圈，同cycle, 圈。
英文詞源
- ancillary (adj.)
- 1660s, "subservient, subordinate," from Latin ancillaris "relating to maidservants," from ancilla "handmaid," fem. diminutive of anculus "servant," literally "he who bustles about," from root of ambi- "about" (see ambi-) + PIE *kwol-o-, from root *kwel- (1) "move round, turn about, be much about" (see cycle (n.)).
雙語例句
- 1. Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.
- 科技發(fā)展意味著許多醫(yī)學(xué)衍生職業(yè)的增長。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Ancillary charges are at least $30 per day.
- 附加收費每天至少30美元。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The transport corps is ancillary to the infantry.
- 運輸隊是步兵的輔助部隊.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Does it provide ancillary information , or is it the main attraction itself?
- 它是提供輔助信息的, 還是本身只是一個吸引人的擺設(shè)?
來自About Face 3交互設(shè)計精髓
- 5. The ancillary systems of plasma ignition are also involved in this paper.
- 本文還涉及了等離子點火的各輔助系統(tǒng).
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)