adjunct

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

1. something added to another thing but not an essential part of it (Freq. 5)
• Hypernyms:
inessential, nonessential
• Hyponyms:
complement, accompaniment
2. a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another
• Hypernyms:
associate
3. a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
• Hypernyms:
construction, grammatical construction, expression
• Hyponyms:
parenthetical expression, parenthetical

II - adjective

1. furnishing added support
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
• Syn:
accessory, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary
• Similar to:
supportive
• Derivationally related forms:
auxiliary (for: auxiliary), appertain (for: appurtenant), appurtenance (for: appurtenant), accessory (for: accessory)
2. of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
• Syn:
assistant
• Similar to:
subordinate, low-level
• Derivationally related forms:
assistant (for: assistant), assist (for: assistant)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  assistant, accessory, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, auxiliary