Word · Frequency #3904
subsidiary
子公司
a company owned or completely controlled by another company
- 1.
A company owned by a parent company or a holding company, also called daughter company or sister company.
子公司,附属公司
- 2.
an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
受他人权力或控制的下属
- 3.
A subordinate theme.
次要主题
- 4.
a company that is completely controlled by another company
被另一家公司完全控制的公司
- 5.
One who aids or supplies; an assistant.
辅助者；帮手
助手；下属；副主题；子公司,附属公司；受他人权力或控制的下属；次要主题
In use
Our company has a subsidiary in Shanghai that deals with all our Chinese customers.
The board decided to invest more in its overseas subsidiary to improve local marketing.
Large corporations often create subsidiaries to limit their legal risks.
Connections
Collocations
- subsidiary company
- 子公司
- The parent company owns several subsidiary companies in different countries.母公司在不同国家拥有几家子公司。
- foreign subsidiary
- 国外子公司
- They established a foreign subsidiary to expand into the Asian market.他们设立了一家国外子公司以拓展亚洲市场。
- wholly-owned subsidiary
- 全资子公司
- The corporation acquired a wholly-owned subsidiary last year.该公司去年收购了一家全资子公司。
- subsidiary rights
- 附属权利
- The author sold the subsidiary rights to the publisher.作者将附属权利卖给了出版商。
- set up a subsidiary
- 设立子公司
- The company plans to set up a subsidiary in Europe.该公司计划在欧洲设立一家子公司。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
sub（下）+sidiary（联想sit坐）→坐在下面的机构→子公司。
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
常用于商业语境
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -iary (e.g., judiciary) rhyme with subsidiary. Many common words ending in -ary (e.g., dictionary) are lookalikes with a simpler /-ɛri/ ending, pronounced without the /i/ before the ending.
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。
Learn the forms together
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