adjunct

adjunct
[ˈadʒʌŋ(k)t]
noun
  1. a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part
    附属物，附件，辅助物
    computer technology is an adjunct to learning.
    电脑技术是学习的帮手。
    ■a person who is another's assistant or subordinate
    帮手，助手
  2. (Grammar)a word or phrase, typically an adverbial, that constitutes an optional element or is considered of secondary importance in a sentence, for example on the table in we left some flowers on the table
    (语法)附加语，修饰语（如 we left some flowers on the table中的on the table）
    ■(in some systemic Grammar) an obligatory or optional adverbial functioning as a constituent of clause structure
    （某些系统语法用语）副词状语
adjective
  1. [attrib.]connected or added to something, typically in an auxiliary way
    附属的，辅助的
    other alternative or adjunct therapies include immunotherapy.
    其他供选择的或辅助的疗法包括免疫疗法。
    ■(N. Amer.)(of an academic post) attached to the staff of a university in a temporary or assistant capacity
    (北美)（大学教师职位）临时的，副的
    an adjunct professor of entomology.
    昆虫学副教授。
派生
adjunctive
adjective
语源
  1. early 16th cent. (as an adjective meaning 'joined on, subordinate'): from Latin adjunctus, past participle of adjungere (see adjoin)
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