Word · Frequency #3904
subsidiary
辅助性的；补充的
核心释义
Auxiliary; functioning in a supporting capacity.
- 1.
辅助的；补充的
Auxiliary or supplemental.
- 2.
次要的；从属的
Secondary or subordinate.
- 3.
与补贴有关的
Of or relating to a subsidy.
- 4.
辅助性的
functioning in a supporting capacity
次要的；从属的；补贴的；补助的；辅助的；补充的；与补贴有关的；辅助性的
用法In use
Her main job was to teach, but she also performed subsidiary duties like organizing the library.
用法提示：这里 subsidiary 是形容词，意为“辅助性的、次要的”，在句中修饰名词 duties，表示附带的职责。
We focused on the main problem and treated the other issues as subsidiary concerns.
用法提示：subsidiary 用作形容词，表示“次要的、从属的”，修饰 concerns，说明这些问题处于附属地位。
The research project included a subsidiary experiment to test the reliability of the results.
用法提示：subsidiary 作形容词，意为“补充的、辅助的”，修饰 experiment，说明它是主实验之外的附加实验。
be subsidiary to sth
be subsidiary to 表示某事物次要、从属于更重要的部分。
These concerns are subsidiary to the main goal.
这些顾虑从属于主要目标。
a subsidiary + noun
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- subsidiary company
- 子公司；附属公司
- They opened a subsidiary company to manage their European business.他们开设了一家子公司来管理欧洲业务。
- subsidiary role
- 辅助作用；次要角色
- In this project, marketing plays a subsidiary role to product development.在这个项目中，市场营销对产品开发来说只起辅助作用。
- subsidiary issue
- 次要问题
- We should focus on the main problem and ignore subsidiary issues for now.我们应该先关注主要问题，暂时忽略次要问题。
- subsidiary source of income
- 补充收入来源
- He works as a tutor to earn a subsidiary source of income.他做家教以获得补充收入。
- subsidiary legislation
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记作：sub（下）+ sid（坐）+ iary，仿佛坐在下方辅助的助手，故为辅助的、次要的。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：法律或合同文本、商业报告、学术论文 作为形容词，subsidiary 多用于正式语境，表示“辅助的、次要的或从属的”；日常口语中较少使用，更常说 secondary 或 extra。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与to连用，表示'从属于...'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with subsidiary /səbˈsɪdiˌɛri/. The closest lookalike is incendiary /ɪnˈsɛndiˌɛri/, which shares the '-diary' ending but has a different stressed vowel (/ɛ/ vs /ɪ/). Auxiliary /ɔːɡˈzɪliˌɛri/ has a similar stress pattern and final /ˌɛri/, but the consonant after the stressed vowel is /l/, not /d/. Aviary, apiary, and pecuniary all end in /ˌɛri/ but with different stressed vowels and consonants. Diary is a false friend: it looks like '-iary' but is pronounced /ˈdaɪəri/, not /ˌɛri/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.