adjunct

英 [ˈædʒʌŋkt]

美 [ˈædʒʌŋkt]

n. 附加语; 修饰成分; 附属物; 附件

复数：adjuncts　

BNC.15510 / COCA.11816

牛津词典

noun

附加语；修饰成分
an adverb or a phrase that adds meaning to the verb in a sentence or part of a sentence
1. In ‘She went home yesterday’ and ‘He ran away in a panic’, ‘yesterday’ and ‘in a panic’ are adjuncts.
  在She went home yesterday和He ran away in a panic两句中，yesterday和in a panic是修饰成分。
附属物；附件
a thing that is added or attached to sth larger or more important
1. The memory expansion cards are useful adjuncts to the computer.
  内存扩充卡是计算机很有用的附件。

N-COUNT 附属品;辅助物
Something that is anadjunct tosomething larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.
1. 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。
2. 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。
（语法中的）修饰成分
In grammar, anadjunctis a word or group of words which indicates the circumstances of an action, event, or situation. An adjunct is usually a prepositional phrase or an adverb group.

noun

a construction that can be used to extend the meaning of a word or phrase but is not one of the main constituents of a sentence
something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
a person who is an assistant or subordinate to another

adj

of or relating to a person who is subordinate to another
Synonym:assistant
furnishing added support
1. an ancillary pump
2. an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
3. The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
Synonym:accessoryancillaryadjuvantappurtenantauxiliary