Auxiliary



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• adj.辅助的, 协助的
• ［英］ adj.辅助的, 协助的 ( subordinate, additional, supplementary)
• ［记］ aux=aug ( 提高) +iliary ( 形容词后缀) -> 提高的 -> 辅助的
• ［同］ 同根词: auxin ( 生长素)
• ［例］ The auxiliary power unit turned on in the storm.

Webster Collegiate

I. adjective

• Etymology: Latin auxiliaris, from auxilium help; akin to Latin augēre to increase — more at eke
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. offering or providing help
  • b. functioning in a subsidiary capacity an auxiliary branch of the state university
• 2. of a verb accompanying another verb and typically expressing person, number, mood, or tense
• 3.
  • a. supplementary
  • b. constituting a reserve an auxiliary power plant
• 4. equipped with sails and a supplementary inboard engine an auxiliary sloop

II. noun (plural -ries)

• Date: 1567
• 1.
  • a. an auxiliary person, group, or device; specifically a member of a foreign force serving a nation at war
  • b. a Roman Catholic titular bishop assisting a diocesan bishop and not having the right of succession — called also auxiliary bishop
• 2. an auxiliary boat or ship
• 3. an auxiliary verb

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