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单词 supplemental
释义

supplemental

adjective

sup·​ple·​men·​tal ˌsə-plə-ˈmen-tᵊl How to pronounce supplemental (audio)
1
: serving to supplement
2
: nonscheduled
a supplemental airline
supplemental noun

Synonyms

  • accessorial
  • accessory
  • appurtenant
  • auxiliary
  • peripheral
  • supplementary
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Example Sentences

She receives a supplemental income every month from the government. the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers
Recent Examples on the Web After spending a few days on supplemental oxygen, the twins were discharged from the hospital, but Gus took a turn for the worse and had to be readmitted that same week. Maggie O'neill, SELF, 1 Sep. 2022 Older adults who become severely ill from the virus are often treated with antibiotics in case there are bacteria in the lungs, Levy said, and may need to be placed in intensive care with supplemental oxygen. Berkeley Lovelace Jr., NBC News, 25 Aug. 2022 The study also measured if patients needed supplemental oxygen, ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, length of hospitalization, and in-hospital death. Lindsey Bartlett, Forbes, 10 Aug. 2022 To prove her point, three women summited without the use of supplemental oxygen—Grace Teng from Taiwan, Andorran climber Stefi Troguet, and He Jing from China. Ben Ayers, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 There, doctors gave him supplemental oxygen and reportedly considered putting him on a ventilator. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 22 July 2022 Calkins now maintains that Units of Study has always included some degree of phonics instruction, and that Teachers College has long encouraged school districts to choose their own supplemental phonics curricula. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2022 The supplemental environmental impact report studied 10 view corridors that look into the Midway area, and found there would be significant and unavoidable impacts to views and neighborhood character with the removal of the coastal height limit. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 During Maryland’s 2021 legislative session, Hogan secured $50 million in a supplemental budget to begin the process of moving from State Center. Hannah Gaskill, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

supplement entry 1 + -al entry 1

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

supplemental

adjective

sup·​ple·​men·​tal ˌsəp-lə-ˈment-ᵊl How to pronounce supplemental (audio)
: serving to supplement : supplementary

Legal Definition

supplemental

adjective

sup·​ple·​men·​tal ˌsə-plə-ˈment-ᵊl How to pronounce supplemental (audio)
: serving to complete or make an addition
supplemental appropriations
specifically : of, relating to, or being a supplemental pleading

supplemental

adjective

1
as in additional
available to supply something extra when needed the new program will provide supplemental health insurance to thousands of workers

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • additional
  • auxiliary
  • supplementary
  • accessory
  • peripheral
  • accessorial
  • added
  • makeshift
  • complementary
  • appurtenant
  • backup
  • another
  • further
  • assistant
  • supportive
  • contributory
  • surplus
  • excess
  • assisting
  • subsidiary
  • adjuvant
  • subordinate
  • substitute
  • tributary
  • superfluous
  • secondary
  • nonessential
  • unessential
  • dispensable
  • helping
  • subservient

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • main
  • basic
  • primary
  • principal
  • chief
  • necessary
  • fundamental
  • requisite
  • essential
  • prime
  • integral
  • vital
  • required
  • needed
  • imperative
  • needful
  • indispensable
  • all-important
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2
as in supplementary
related to each other in such a way that one completes the other an astronomer who regards science and religion not as antithetical but as supplemental belief systems

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • supplementary
  • complementary
  • reciprocal
  • mutual
  • collective
  • combined
  • correlative
  • communal
  • cooperative
  • joint
  • shared
  • united
  • symbiotic
  • common
  • conjoint

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • nonreciprocal
  • noncomplementary
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