英语单词

ancillary是什么意思

ancillary

英 [æn'sɪlərɪ] 美 ['ænsəlɛri]
  • adj. 辅助的;副的;从属的
  • n. 助手;附件

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.)).

双语例句


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。

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自柯林斯例句

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

来自《简明英汉词典》

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?

来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

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.

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