auxiliary

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

I - noun

someone who acts as assistant (Freq. 2)
• Syn:
aide
• Hypernyms:
assistant, helper, help, supporter
• Hyponyms:
nursing aide, nurse's aide

II - adjective

1. functioning in a supporting capacity (Freq. 1)
- the main library and its auxiliary branches
• Syn:
subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary
• Similar to:
secondary
• Derivationally related forms:
supplement (for: supplementary), supplement (for: supplemental), subsidiary (for: subsidiary), subsidiarity (for: subsidiary)
2. furnishing added support
- an ancillary pump
- an adjuvant discipline to forms of mysticism
- The mind and emotions are auxiliary to each other
• Syn:
accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant
• Similar to:
supportive
• Derivationally related forms:
appertain (for: appurtenant), appurtenance (for: appurtenant), adjunct (for: adjunct), accessory (for: accessory)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  accessory, adjunct, ancillary, adjuvant, appurtenant, subsidiary, supplemental, supplementary, aide