Adjunct



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 附加物, 附件
• ［英］ n. 附加物, 附件 ( thing that is added to another thing but not essentially a part of it ) ;
• ［类］ 反义词: essential element ( 本质要素)
• ［记］ ad ( 增加) +junct ( 结合, 连接) -> 加上连接 -> 附属物
• ［同］ 同根词: junction ( 交汇点) , disjunction ( 分离, 折断)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Latin adjunctum, from neuter of adjunctus, past participle of adjungere
• Date: 1588
• 1. something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it
• 2.
  • a. a word or word group that qualifies or completes the meaning of another word or other words and is not itself a main structural element in its sentence
  • b. an adverb or adverbial (as heartily in “They ate heartily” or at noon in “We left at noon”) attached to the verb of a clause especially to express a relation of time, place, frequency, degree, or manner — compare disjunct 2
• 3.
  • a. an associate or assistant of another
  • b. an adjunct faculty member at a college or university
• 4. adjuvant b
• • adjunctive adjective

II. adjective

• Date: 1594
• 1. added or joined as an accompanying object or circumstance
• 2. attached in a subordinate or temporary capacity to a staff an adjunct professor
• • adjunctly adverb

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