Word · Frequency #14335
auxiliary
辅助的；补充的；支援的
Helping or supporting in a secondary role; providing extra help or support.
- 1.
Helping; giving assistance or support.
辅助的；提供帮助或支持的
- 2.
Supplementary or subsidiary.
补充的或附属的
- 3.
functioning in a supporting capacity
以支持的身份运作
- 4.
Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances.
为特殊情况而保留的
- 5.
furnishing added support
提供额外支持
- 6.
Of a ship, having both sails and an engine.
指船只,既有帆又有引擎的
- 7.
Relating to an auxiliary verb.
与助动词相关的
备用的；后备的；助动词的；（船）帆与发动机并用的；辅助的；提供帮助或支持的；补充的或附属的
In use
The auxiliary power generator kicked in when the main supply failed.
She works as an auxiliary nurse at the local hospital.
The auxiliary verbs "do", "have", and "be" help form different tenses.
the main library and its auxiliary branches
The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
auxiliary + noun
The hospital has an auxiliary generator.
这家医院有一台备用发电机。
be auxiliary to + noun
This function is auxiliary to the main system.
Connections
Collocations
- auxiliary verb
- 助动词
- In English, 'do' is an auxiliary verb.在英语中，“do”是助动词。
- auxiliary power
- 辅助电源；备用电源
- The hospital switched to auxiliary power during the blackout.停电期间，医院切换到了备用电源。
- auxiliary staff
- 辅助人员；后勤人员
- The hospital relies on auxiliary staff for administrative support.医院依靠辅助人员提供行政支持。
- auxiliary equipment
- 辅助设备；备用设备
- The factory installed auxiliary equipment to reduce downtime.工厂安装了辅助设备以减少停机时间。
- auxiliary engine
- 辅助发动机；备用引擎
- The boat's auxiliary engine failed during the storm.暴风雨中，船的辅助发动机失灵了。
- auxiliary services
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 aux 想成‘奥克斯’，一台随时待命的备用发电机，正好是‘辅助、备用’的意思。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：技术文档、学术写作、正式报告 该词作形容词表示“辅助的、补充的”，多用于技术说明、学术和正式文体；日常口语中较少单独使用，更常见于固定搭配或书面语。
Grammar Note
通常作定语，后接名词；也可作表语，后接to引导的介词短语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正押韵的是 biliary 和 ciliary，它们与 auxiliary 的重读元音及后续读音 /ɪli.əri/ 完全相同。diary、aviary 虽以 -iary 结尾，但重读元音分别为 /aɪ/ 和 /eɪ/，并不押韵。subsidiary 的拼写也以 -iary 结尾，但重读音节后的辅音是 /d/ 而非 /l/。familiar 与 auxiliary 共有拼写 chunk -iliar，但结尾是 /li.ər/，少了末尾的 /i/，只是近似音。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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