1540s, from Latin subsidiarius "belonging to a reserve, of a reserve, reserved; serving to assist or supplement," from subsidium "a help, aid, relief, troops in reserve" (see subsidy). As a noun, c. 1600, "subsidiary thing." In Latin the word was used as a noun meaning "the reserve."
雙語例句
1. The Locomotive Construction Company Ltd is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trust.
機車建筑有限公司是該托拉斯的全資子公司。
來自柯林斯例句
2. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of a large multinational.
這是一家大型跨國企業的全資子公司。
來自《權威詞典》
3. The company placed much money in its foreign subsidiary.
那家公司投下巨額資金于國外的子公司.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
4. Subsidiary company get preferential treatment when it come to subcontract work.