单词 | accessory |
释义 | accessory —accessorily, adv. —accessoriness, n. /ak ses"euh ree/, n. , pl. accessories, adj. n. 1. a subordinate or supplementary part, object, or the like, used mainly for convenience, attractiveness, safety, etc., as a spotlight on an automobile or a lens cover on a camera. 2. an article or set of articles of dress, as gloves, earrings, or a scarf, that adds completeness, convenience, attractiveness, etc., to one's basic outfit. 3. Law. a. Also called accessory before the fact. a person who, though not present during the commission of a felony, is guilty of having aided and abetted another, who committed the felony. b. Also called accessory after the fact. a person who knowingly conceals or assists another who has committed a felony. Cf. principal (def. 9b). 4. Anat. See accessory nerve. adj. 5. contributing to a general effect; supplementary; subsidiary. 6. Law. giving aid as an accessory. 7. Petrog. noting any mineral whose presence in a rock has no bearing on the classification of the rock, as zircon in granite. [1400-50; late ME accessorie ( < MF) < ML accessorius. See ACCEDE, -TORY1] Syn. 1. See addition. 3. accomplice. |
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