Word · Frequency #15510
adjunct
/ˈæˌdʒʌŋkt/
adjective
附属的；辅助的
Connected in a subordinate function.
- 1.
Connected in a subordinate function.
在从属功能上连接的
- 2.
Added to a faculty or staff in a secondary position.
在次要职位上加入教职或员工
兼任的；副的；在从属功能上连接的；在次要职位上加入教职或员工；附属的
In use
The adjunct professor only teaches one course per semester.
The report includes an adjunct section on safety procedures.
The library is an adjunct building to the main campus.
Connections
Collocations
- adjunct professor
- 兼职教授；客座教授
- She works as an adjunct professor at the local university.她在当地大学担任兼职教授。
- adjunct faculty
- 兼职教师队伍；兼职教员
- Many adjunct faculty members teach evening classes.许多兼职教员在晚上授课。
- adjunct lecturer
- 兼职讲师
- He was hired as an adjunct lecturer for the spring semester.他被聘为春季学期的兼职讲师。
- adjunct position
- 兼职职位；附属职位
- The department offered her an adjunct position.系里给她提供了一个兼职职位。
- adjunct member
- 准会员；非正式成员
- She is an adjunct member of the research team.她是该研究团队的准成员。
- adjunct staff
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 "ad"（向）+ "junct"（junction 连接）：附属连接上去的，兼任的、副的。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：学术或行政职位、正式书面语、机构描述 该词作形容词时通常用于正式或书面语境，表示“附属的、辅助的”或“兼任的、副的”，多用于学术机构或职位描述。口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 adjunct 的 -unct 发音相同（/-ʌŋkt/）的是 defunct；注意 adjunct 重音在首音节，所以不是完全同音。junction、injunction 保留了 -junct- 词根，但后面读 /ʃən/，韵尾不同。punctual 中的 -punct- 读 /pʌŋkt/，只是拼写相近。instinct、extinct 的 -inct 读 /ɪŋkt/，是易混淆的形近词。
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