英语词汇“ancillary”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

an·cil·lar·y

(ănsə-lĕr′ē)

adj.

1. Of secondary importance; subordinate: "For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting" (Herbert Read).

2. Auxiliary or accessory: an ancillary pump.

n. pl. an·cil·lar·ies

1. Something that is subordinate or accessory to something else: a tripod, battery charger, and other camera ancillaries.

2. A person working in a supportive or subordinate role: school ancillaries who look after children who become sick.

[From Latin ancilla, maidservant, feminine diminutive of anculus, servant; see k^wel-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]

单词	ancillary
释义	an·cil·lar·y (ănsə-lĕr′ē) adj. 1. Of secondary importance; subordinate: "For Degas, sculpture was never more than ancillary to his painting" (Herbert Read). 2. Auxiliary or accessory: an ancillary pump. n. pl. an·cil·lar·ies 1. Something that is subordinate or accessory to something else: a tripod, battery charger, and other camera ancillaries. 2. A person working in a supportive or subordinate role: school ancillaries who look after children who become sick. [From Latin ancilla, maidservant, feminine diminutive of anculus, servant; see k^wel-¹ in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
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