subsidiary

英 [səbˈsɪdiəri]

美 [səbˈsɪdieri]

adj.  辅助的; 附带的; 次要的; 附属的; 隶属的
n.  附属公司; 子公司

复数：subsidiaries　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8BEC

Collins.2 / BNC.3904 / COCA.7513

牛津词典

adj.

• 辅助的；附带的；次要的
  connected with sth but less important than it
  1. subsidiary information
     辅助资料
  2. a subsidiary matter
     附带问题
  3. I'm taking History as a subsidiary subject (= one that is not studied in as great depth as a main subject) .
     我把历史课作为辅修科目。
• 附属的；隶属的
  owned or controlled by another company

noun

• 附属公司；子公司
  a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 附属公司;子公司
  Asubsidiaryor asubsidiarycompany is a company which is part of a larger and more important company.
  1. ...British Asia Airways, a subsidiary of British Airways.
     英国亚洲航空公司，英国航空公司的子公司
• ADJ 辅助的;附带的;次要的
  If something issubsidiary, it is less important than something else with which it is connected.
  1. The economics ministry has increasingly played a subsidiary role to the finance ministry.
     经济部已经越来越成了财政部的附属了。

英英释义

noun

• a company that is completely controlled by another company
  Synonym:subsidiary company
• an assistant subject to the authority or control of another
  Synonym:subordinateunderlingfoot soldier

adj

• functioning in a supporting capacity
  1. the main library and its auxiliary branches
  Synonym:auxiliarysupplementalsupplementary

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