affiliate

• n. 联号；隶属的机构等
• vt. 使附属；接纳；使紧密联系
• vi. 参加，加入；发生联系

前缀af-同ad-, 去，往。词根fil, 子女，来自词根fe, 喂养，吮吸，同female,女的。

affiliate (adj.)

1858, from affiliate (v.).

affiliate (n.)

1846, from affiliate (v.).

affiliate (v.)

1761, from Latin affiliatus, past participle of affiliare "to adopt" (see affiliation). Outside legal use, always figurative. Related: Affiliated; affiliating.

1. Our New York company has an affiliate in Los Angeles.

我们的纽约公司在洛杉矶有一个下属企业.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. The Government will not allow the staff association to affiliate with outside unions.

政府不会允许其公务员协会与外部工会有紧密联系。

来自柯林斯例句

3. He said he wanted to affiliate with a U.S. firm because he needed "expert advice and counsel in legal affairs".

他说他因为需要“在法律事务上得到专家的意见和建议”，所以想与一家美国律师事务所建立合作关系。

来自柯林斯例句

4. All youth groups will have to affiliate to the National Youth Agency.

所有青年团体必须并入全国青年事务处。

来自辞典例句

5. They tried to affiliate that play to its author.

他们试图追寻那个剧本的作者.

来自辞典例句