Subsidiary



GRE 蓝宝 Barron TOEFL

解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.辅助的; 次要的
• ［英］ adj.辅助的 ( furnishing 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)

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium reserve troops
• Date: 1543
• 1.
  • a. furnishing aid or support ; auxiliary <subsidiary details>
  • b. of secondary importance <a subsidiary stream>
• 2. of, relating to, or constituting a subsidy <a subsidiary payment to an ally>
• ? subsidiarily adverb

II. noun (plural -aries)

• Date: 1603
• one that is subsidiary; especially a company wholly controlled by another

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