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Subsidiary Latin Reserve Səb'sidjəri A.辅助的;次要的 英 Adj.辅助的(Furnishi Ng

单词 subsidiary
音标 [səb'sidjəri]
解释 a.辅助的;次要的
红宝书 【英】 adj.辅助的(furnishi ng aid or support;auxiliary);次要的(of second importance)
【记】 sub(下面)+sid(坐) +iary→坐在下面的 →辅助的
【例】 a subsidiary stream(支流)/a subsidiary payment(补贴费)
字源 subsidiary (adj.)
1540s, from Latin subsidiarius "belonging to a reserve, of a reserve, reserved; serving to assist or supplement," from subsidium "a help, aid, relief, troops in reserve" (see subsidy). As a noun, c.1600, "subsidiary thing." In Latin the word was used as a noun meaning "the reserve."
不择手段背单词 adj. 辅助的; 次要的
【记】sub下面, sid坐, iary-坐在下面的-辅助的
【反】preponderant(adj 占有优势的)
趣味全助记 【记】preside 前边的是主要的,如president 主席,总统;sub side 就是次要的

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