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ancillary

英 [æn'sɪlərɪ] 美 ['ænsəlɛri]

解释

adj. 辅助的；副的；从属的
n. 助手；附件

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中文词源

ancillary 辅助的

来自拉丁词ancilla, 女工，助理。来自前缀ambi-, 两，周围。词根kel, 转，圈，同cycle, 圈。

英文词源

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.)).

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例句和用法

1. Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.: 科技发展意味着许多医学衍生职业的增长。

2. Ancillary charges are at least $30 per day.: 附加收费每天至少30美元。

3. The transport corps is ancillary to the infantry.: 运输队是步兵的辅助部队.

4. Does it provide ancillary information , or is it the main attraction itself?: 它是提供辅助信息的, 还是本身只是一个吸引人的摆设?

5. The ancillary systems of plasma ignition are also involved in this paper.: 本文还涉及了等离子点火的各辅助系统.