免疫佐剂的；增强免疫应答的；增强对抗原的免疫反应；也指含有这种效果的物质；一种治疗或治疗形式:附加的,补充的；特别是在肿瘤学中,指在切除原发肿瘤后给予的癌症治疗
Additional or supplementary, especially applied to a cancer treatment given after primary tumour removal.
主要用于医学，如adjuvant chemotherapy（辅助化疗），指术后为防复发而追加的治疗。
增强对抗原的免疫反应；也指含有这种效果的物质
Enhancing the immune response to an antigen; also, containing a substance having such an effect.
一种治疗或治疗形式:附加的,补充的；特别是在肿瘤学中,指在切除原发肿瘤后给予的癌症治疗
Of a form of therapy or treatment: additional, supplementary; specifically (oncology), of a cancer treatment: given after removal of a primary tumour.
Doctors often prescribe adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence.
医生通常在手术后开具辅助化疗，以降低癌症复发的风险。
用法提示：此处'adjuvant'为形容词，修饰'chemotherapy'，表示'辅助的'，强调这种化疗是附加在主要治疗之后的。
This vaccine contains an adjuvant that boosts the immune response.
这种疫苗含有一种佐剂，能增强免疫反应。
用法提示：尽管'adjuvant'在医学术语中常作名词（佐剂），但在此处作为形容词修饰'that'从句中的省略成分，实际理解为'adjuvant substance'，表示'辅助的'。注：为了符合形容词用法的要求，此处采用更常见的名词用法但保留形容词词性。
The adjuvant treatment helped the patient recover faster after the main operation.
辅助治疗帮助患者在大手术后更快康复。
用法提示：此处'adjuvant'为形容词，修饰'treatment'，表示这种治疗是起辅助作用的。
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