• adj. 輔助的；副的；從屬的
• n. 助手；附件

來自拉丁詞ancilla, 女工，助理。來自前綴ambi-, 兩，周圍。詞根kel, 轉，圈，同cycle, 圈。

ancillary (adj.)

1660s, "subservient, subordinate," from Latin ancillaris "relating to maidservants," from ancilla "handmaid," fem. diminutive of anculus "servant," literally "he who bustles about," from root of ambi- "about" (see ambi-) + PIE *kwol-o-, from root *kwel- (1) "move round, turn about, be much about" (see cycle (n.)).

1. Scientific development meant the growth of numerous professions ancillary to medicine.

科技發展意味著許多醫學衍生職業的增長。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Ancillary charges are at least $30 per day.

附加收費每天至少30美元。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The transport corps is ancillary to the infantry.

運輸隊是步兵的輔助部隊.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Does it provide ancillary information , or is it the main attraction itself?

它是提供輔助信息的, 還是本身只是一個吸引人的擺設?

來自About Face 3交互設計精髓

5. The ancillary systems of plasma ignition are also involved in this paper.

本文還涉及了等離子點火的各輔助系統.

來自互聯網