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subsidiary

adjective
🔊/səbˈsɪdiəri/
🔊/səbˈsɪdieri/
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  1. subsidiary (to something) connected with something but less important than it辅助的；附带的；次要的 synonym additional
    • subsidiary information辅助资料
    • a subsidiary matter附带问题
    • (British English) 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。🔊🔊
  2. (of a business company公司) owned or controlled by another company附属的；隶属的Topics Businessc2
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’.

subsidiary

noun
🔊/səbˈsɪdiəri/
🔊/səbˈsɪdieri/
(plural subsidiaries)
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  1. a business company that is owned or controlled by another larger company附属公司；子公司
    • She’s working for an overseas subsidiary of the company.她在公司的海外子公司工作。
    Extra Examples
    • The company operates two subsidiaries.这家公司开了两家子公司。
    • a 58%-owned subsidiary of Millennium Graphics千禧制图公司持有58% 权益的附属公司
    • their decision to open a subsidiary in India他们在印度设立子公司的决定
    Topics Businessc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • foreign
    • offshore
    • overseas
    • …
    verb + subsidiary
    • operate as
    • operate
    • have
    • …
    subsidiary + noun
    • company
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    Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘serving to help or supplement’): from Latin subsidiarius, from subsidium ‘support, assistance’.