Appendage



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 附加物
• ［英］ n. 附加物 ( anything appended; adjunct)
• ［记］ ap+pend ( 挂上) +age -> 挂上的东西 -> 附加物
• ［同］ 同根词: appendix ( 附录) ; pendulum ( 钟摆)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Date: 1647
• 1. an adjunct to something larger or more important ; appurtenance
• 2. a usually projecting part of an animal or plant body that is typically smaller and of less functional importance than the main part to which it is attached; especially a limb or analogous part (as a seta)
• 3. \［appendant\］ a dependent or subordinate person

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