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ancillary adj.辅助的；附属的n.助手；辅助设备 (1) 运输队是步兵的辅助部队。(2) 熟练使用文字的练习对于科学的研究也是有帮助的。(3) 操作这样的系统曾需要昂贵的辅助设备。 The adjective ancillary originally meant "relating to maidservants" from the Latin, but the element of a female servant has fallen away and now the word merely refers to a position as helpful or subordinate. An example of how something in medicine can be ancillary is after you have surgery you may also take a drug to aid healing — the drug would be considered ancillary to the surgery. One could also argue that in the United States the vice-president takes an ancillary role to the president.

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英 [æn'sɪləri] 美 ['ænsəleri] (1) The transport corps is ancillary to the infantry.(2) Practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillary to the study of science.(3) Expensive ancillary equipment was required for the operation to work. If you use the adjective ancillary to describe your position you are subordinate or supporting something or someone else. 1[ADJ 形容词]辅助的；补助的；补充的 The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution.   [ADJ n]...ancillary staff.后勤人员...ancillary services like cleaning.清洁等后勤工作Ancillary is also a noun....ancillaries who look after the children in the playground.在操场上看护孩子们的后勤人员2[ADJ 形容词]附属的；附带的 Ancillary means additional to something else.   [usu ADJ n]  [FORMAL 正式]Ancillary charges are at least $30 per day...附加收费每天至少30美元。Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.科技发展意味着许多医学衍生职业的增长。Ancillary is also a noun.Ancillaries can force the bill up rather alarmingly.附加项目能使账单费用出现惊人的增长。

英语单词	ancillary
英美音标	英 [æn'sɪləri] 美 ['ænsəleri]
中文释义	adj.辅助的；附属的 n.助手；辅助设备
英语例句	(1) The transport corps is ancillary to the infantry. (2) Practice in the deft use of words may well be ancillary to the study of science. (3) Expensive ancillary equipment was required for the operation to work.
中文例句	(1) 运输队是步兵的辅助部队。 (2) 熟练使用文字的练习对于科学的研究也是有帮助的。 (3) 操作这样的系统曾需要昂贵的辅助设备。
vocabulary简明	If you use the adjective ancillary to describe your position you are subordinate or supporting something or someone else.
vocabulary扩展	The adjective ancillary originally meant "relating to maidservants" from the Latin, but the element of a female servant has fallen away and now the word merely refers to a position as helpful or subordinate. An example of how something in medicine can be ancillary is after you have surgery you may also take a drug to aid healing — the drug would be considered ancillary to the surgery. One could also argue that in the United States the vice-president takes an ancillary role to the president.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]辅助的；补助的；补充的 The ancillary workers in an institution are the people such as cleaners and cooks whose work supports the main work of the institution. [ADJ n] ...ancillary staff. 后勤人员 ...ancillary services like cleaning. 清洁等后勤工作 Ancillary is also a noun. ...ancillaries who look after the children in the playground. 在操场上看护孩子们的后勤人员 2 [ADJ 形容词]附属的；附带的 Ancillary means additional to something else. [usu ADJ n] [FORMAL 正式] Ancillary charges are at least $30 per day... 附加收费每天至少30美元。 Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine. 科技发展意味着许多医学衍生职业的增长。 Ancillary is also a noun. Ancillaries can force the bill up rather alarmingly. 附加项目能使账单费用出现惊人的增长。

Ancillary Adjective Position Meant Drug Adj 形容词 Work