| 单词 | assistant |
| 释义 | assistant /euh sis"teuhnt/, n. 1. a person who assists or gives aid and support; helper. 2. a person who is subordinate to another in rank, function, etc.; one holding a secondary rank in an office or post: He was assistant to the office manager. 3. something that aids and supplements another. 4. a faculty member of a college or university who ranks below an instructor and whose responsibilities usually include grading papers, supervising laboratories, and assisting in teaching. adj. 5. assisting; helpful. 6. serving in an immediately subordinate position; of secondary rank: an assistant coach. [1400-50; late ME assistent < L assistent- (s. of assistens, prp. of assistere to ASSIST); see -ENT, -ANT] Syn. 2. aide, adjutant. |
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