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.
雙語例句
1. The Party was certainly not an official adjunct of the police department.
該黨派肯定不是公安部門的官方附屬機(jī)構(gòu)。
來自柯林斯例句
2. This is an adjunct to the verb.
這是動詞的一個修飾語.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
3. This is an adjunct of bodies.
這是物體的一個屬性.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
4. Physical therapy is an important adjunct to drug treatments.
物理療法是戒毒治療中的一種重要輔助性療法。
來自辭典例句
5. Sumres are foreign bodies but a necessary adjunct in surgery.