Word · Frequency #14490
affiliate
附属机构；分支机构；子公司
核心释义
an organization, company, or television station that is officially connected with a larger organization or network
- 1.
附属机构,如电视台
Someone or something, especially, a television station, that is associated with a larger, related organization, such as a television network; a member of a group of associated things.
- 2.
附属或子公司；与他人或组织有联系的人
a subordinate or subsidiary associate; a person who is affiliated with another or with an organization
- 3.
与另一组织相关的子公司或下属组织
a subsidiary or subordinate organization that is affiliated with another organization
成员；会员；关联人士；附属机构,如电视台；附属或子公司；与他人或组织有联系的人；与另一组织相关的子公司或下属组织
用法In use
Our company has several affiliates in Europe.
用法提示：这里 affiliate 是名词，意为附属公司，在句中作宾语。
She became an affiliate of the community center last year.
用法提示：这里 affiliate 是名词，指附属成员，在句中作表语。
The two affiliates of the parent corporation merged last month.
用法提示：这里 affiliates 是名词复数形式，指子公司，在句中作主语。
network affiliates
an affiliate of sth
用 of 引出所隶属的更大机构。
The local station is an affiliate of a major TV network.
这家地方电视台是一家大型电视网的附属台。
a/an + [type] affiliate
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- local affiliate
- 地方分支机构；当地附属机构
- The local affiliate reported the story first.当地分支机构率先报道了这则新闻。
- network affiliate
- 广播网附属台；网络附属机构
- Our station is a network affiliate of the national broadcaster.我们的电台是这家全国广播公司的附属台。
- corporate affiliate
- 公司附属机构；下属公司
- The contract was signed by a corporate affiliate of the parent company.该合同由母公司的下属公司签署。
- foreign affiliate
- 外国子公司；海外附属机构
- Our foreign affiliate manages all operations in Asia.我们的海外附属机构负责亚洲的所有业务。
- regional affiliate
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 affiliate 拆成“A+fil+iate”，fil 像 fill（填充），想象子公司“填充”进母公司体系，成为附属成员。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：business documents、legal agreements、media industry 作为名词时，affiliate 通常用于正式或商务场合，指附属机构、子公司或关联人员，多出现在公司文件、法律文本或媒体报道中；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -ate 结尾，且动词形式末尾读 /eɪt/，与 affiliate 的 /eɪt/ 一致；其中 associate、appreciate、negotiate、initiate 还和 affiliate 一样是 -iate 结尾。注意别被拼写类似的 immediate /ɪˈmiːdiət/ 或 corporate /ˈkɔːrpərət/ 误导，它们的结尾不读 /eɪt/。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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