adjunct

• n. 附属物；助手；修饰语
• adj. 附属的

前缀ad, 去，往。-junct同join, 连接。

adjunct (n.)

1580s, from Latin adiunctus "closely connected, joined, united" (as a noun, "a characteristic, essential attribute"), past participle of adiungere "join to" (see adjoin).

adjunct (adj.)

1590s, from Latin adiunctus "closely connected, joined, united," past participle of adiungere "join to" (see adjoin). Adjunct professor is 1826, American English.

1. The Party was certainly not an official adjunct of the police department.

该党派肯定不是公安部门的官方附属机构。

来自柯林斯例句

2. This is an adjunct to the verb.

这是动词的一个修饰语.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

3. This is an adjunct of bodies.

这是物体的一个属性.

来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

4. Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.

物理疗法是戒毒治疗中的一种重要辅助性疗法。

来自辞典例句

5. Sumres are foreign bodies but a necessary adjunct in surgery.

缝线是一种异物,但是一种在手术中必要的附属品.

来自辞典例句