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单词 ancilla
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
an•cil•la  (an silə),USA pronunciation n., pl. -las. 
  1. an accessory;
    auxiliary or adjunct.
  2. [Archaic.]a maidservant.
  • *anquola, equivalent. to an- (see ancile) + *-quola, noun, nominal derivative of a verb, verbal base *quel- turn about, hence "one who circles around''; cognate with Greek amphípolos attendant
  • Latin: female slave, maid, probably anc- + -illa diminutive suffix, by reanalysis of ancula maid
  • 1870–75

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