auxiliary

名词 n. 形容词 adj.
/ɔːɡˈzɪl.(j)ə.ɹi/|/ɔːɡˈzɪl.i.ə.ɹi/|/ɔːkˈsɪl-/    /ɔɡˈzɪl.(jə).ɹi/|/ɔɡˈzɪl.i.ɛɹ.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person or group that acts in an auxiliary manner.
    — Auxiliaries and ancillaries are comprehensive, and include a Westinghouse motor-driven recriprocating compressor used for locomotive braking and general service air, two rotary exhauster sets for train brakes when hauling passenger or fitted freight trains, and an oil-fired train heating boiler.
  2. A sailing vessel equipped with an engine.
  3. Ellipsis of auxiliary verb. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis
    — The three traditionally recognized Non-modal Auxiliaries are the per- fective Auxiliary have, the progressive Auxiliary be, and the passive Auxiliary be. Perfective have is so-called because it marks the completion (hence, perfec- tion) of an action; it is followed by a VP headed by a perfective -n participle, as in: (121) The referee has [_(VP) shown him the red card]
  4. A marching band color guard.
形容词 adj.
  1. Helping; giving assistance or support. not-comparable
    — auxiliary troops
  2. Supplementary or subsidiary. not-comparable
  3. Held in reserve for exceptional circumstances. not-comparable
  4. Of a ship, having both sails and an engine. not-comparable
  5. Relating to an auxiliary verb. not-comparable

词形变化

auxiliaries plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
词源 2
From Latin auxiliārius (“assistant, ally”), equiv. to auxiliāris (“helping, aiding”), from auxilium (“help, aid”), from augēre (“to increase”).
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