单词 | subsidiary |
释义 | subsidiary (səbsɪdiəri , US -dieri ) Word forms: subsidiaries 1. countable noun [NOUN noun] A subsidiary or a subsidiary company is a company which is part of a larger and more important company. [business] Offshore banks are often formed as a subsidiary of an international bank. [+ of] Synonyms: branch, division, section, office 2. adjective If something is subsidiary, it is less important than something else with which it is connected. The economics ministry has increasingly played a subsidiary role to the finance ministry. Synonyms: secondary, lesser, subordinate, minor Translations: Chinese: 子公司, 辅助的 Japanese: 子会社, 補助の |
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